2016-08-31

World Bank Sells SDR Bond in Shanghai

Reuters: World Bk sells landmark SDR bonds at lower-end of guidance, challenges loom
The World Bank sold its first batch of Special Drawing Right (SDR) bonds in China at a yield well below those for similar Chinese bonds, highlighting Beijing's challenge in getting global recognition for its yuan currency and SDR assets.

The three-year bonds were sold at 0.49 percent, two sources with direct knowledge of the deal told IFR, a publication of Thomson Reuters, at the lower end of the World Bank guidance at 0.4-0.7 percent and below the three-year Chinese government bond yield at 2.434/2.387 percent.

A statement from the People's Bank of China said the 500 million SDRs ($700 million) issue, which was settled in yuan, was 2.47 times oversubscribed, and that interested buyers numbered around 50.

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