Roadshow kicks off for an international bond offering: China tests water for first global issue by an Asian sovereign since Russia's financial meltdown

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China has embarked on a marketing campaign for its international bond offering. The government wants to issue the bond not to raise financing since it has $140 billion in foreign reserves, but to establish a benchmark bond to replace a maturing Yankee bond. The issue will serve as a gauge of the level of foreign investor interest in China following the collapse of the Guangdong International Trust and Investment Corp. It is also expected to pave the way for other Chinese issuance and, eventually, for bond offerings from other Asian nations.

Marketing, Government securities, Sovereign debt market

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In China, plastics shares may be genuine article

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Investors in China should seriously consider the country's petrochemical stocks as they appear to be a leading player in the economic growth process. The leading firms in this market are Yizheng Chemical Fibre and Shanghai Petrochemical. This sector is expected to further grow once the credit regulation scheme of China is relaxed. Furthermore, the government regards the industry as a pillar of economic growth and, therefore, deserving of government funds.

Petrochemical Manufacturing, Cyclic crudes and intermediates, Petrochemicals, Petroleum chemicals industry, Petrochemicals industry

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Convertible bonds of Hong Kong firms offer low-risk play on Chinese market

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Investors looking for low-risk exposure on the Chinese market can choose from 10 convertible bonds issued by Hong Kong-listed companies. These instruments, which minimizes risk by giving back investors their principal in case the bonds fail to increase in value, have been doing well since Jun. 1995.

Convertible bonds

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