On July 23, the reporter learned fromBank of ChinaIt was learned that, as the lead underwriter and lead bookkeeper, the Bank of China assisted Macau International Bank Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Macau International Bank") to issue 1.5 billion yuan of panda bonds (hereinafter referred to as "current bonds") in China's interbank bond market on the same day. The maturity is 3 years, the coupon rate is 3.28%, the subscription multiple is nearly 4 times, and foreign investors account for 34% of the orders.

This issue has introduced Macao issuers into the domestic market for the first time, and Bank of China said that this has not only enriched the financing channels of local financial institutions, but also expanded the scope of issuers in China's interbank bond market. it has further expanded the depth and breadth of the panda bond market. At the same time, the current issue of bonds is also one of the important measures to support Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's construction and the two-way opening up of the local financial market, fully confirming the diversification and convenience of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's financing under the "double cycle" new development pattern, and effectively deepening financial cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong and Macao, giving strong support to Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area's exemplary vanguard role in economic development and opening up to the outside world.

As one of the largest lead underwriters of bonds in China, the Bank of China has been engaged in debt capital market business for many years, continuously helping the two-way opening of China's capital market, introducing diversified participants into the interbank market, and successively assisting institutions from Poland, Hungary, Portugal, the Philippines, Italy, France, Singapore and other countries and regions to enter the domestic market and participate in investment and financing activities. In the first half of 2021, Bank of China Panda debt sales reached 15.7 billion yuan, ranking first in market share for the seventh year in a row.