2025年4月中资离岸债发行规模约172亿美元，财政部首次在伦敦发行人民币绿色主权债

Group 1: Offshore Bond Issuance - In April, the total issuance of offshore bonds by Chinese entities reached approximately $17.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 26% but a month-on-month decrease of 15% [2] - The breakdown of the issuance includes sovereign bonds at about $2.5 billion, government bonds at $0.8 billion, local government bonds at $6.9 billion, industrial bonds at $3.6 billion, financial bonds at $3.2 billion, and real estate bonds at $0.2 billion [2] - Excluding sovereign and government bonds, the issuance from Chinese enterprises was approximately $13.9 billion, with an average bond size of about $2.04 million [8] Group 2: Green Sovereign Bonds - The Chinese Ministry of Finance successfully issued 6 billion yuan ($0.9 billion) in green sovereign bonds in London, with 3-year and 5-year bonds having interest rates of 1.88% and 1.93%, respectively [2] - This issuance is significant as it marks the first green sovereign bond issuance in London and aims to enhance cooperation in green finance between China and the UK [2] Group 3: Hong Kong Bond Issuance - In late April, the Ministry of Finance issued 12.5 billion yuan ($1.8 billion) in government bonds in Hong Kong, with a subscription rate of 3.07 times [3] - The bonds included various maturities, with 2-year bonds at 1.64%, 3-year at 1.65%, 5-year at 1.70%, and 15-year at 2.10% [3] Group 4: Sector Performance - The local government bond sector maintained a leading position with a 40% market share, while the industrial bond sector increased to 21%, and the financial sector accounted for 18% [8] - The real estate sector saw a decline, with a net financing amount of approximately -$3.7 billion in April and -$12.3 billion for the first four months of the year [21] Group 5: Notable Issuances - Qingdao Urban Investment issued $750 million in offshore bonds with a coupon rate of 5.4%, marking the largest financing scale for a comparable state-owned enterprise in 2023 [13] - The Hong Kong MTR Corporation issued $3 billion in senior bonds, achieving a subscription rate of 4.47 times, with the largest 30-year bond issuance in two decades [16] Group 6: Financial Sector Issuance - The financial sector issued approximately $3.2 billion in offshore bonds, with notable issuances from Agricultural Bank of China and Far East Horizon, achieving high subscription rates [17] - Agricultural Bank of China issued $800 million with a final coupon rate of SOFR+52bps, receiving subscriptions of $1.7 billion [17]