
The 'Lion City Bonds' issued by the Bank of China were oversubscribed by 2.96 times. The final pricing for the two-year bond was 3.30%, and the five-year bond was 4.0%. The geographical distribution of investors was 52% from Singapore, 25% from other parts of Asia, and 23% from Europe.
This is the third RMB bond issued by the Bank of China since it launched its $10 billion medium-term note program last December. Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings have assigned A1 and A ratings to the note program, respectively. Previously, the Bank of China had issued 2 billion yuan in 'Formosa Bonds' in Taiwan and 2.5 billion yuan in offshore RMB bonds in London.





