June 25 — China's Ministry of Finance sold €5.0 bln of euro sovereign bonds in
Luxembourg: €2.5 bln 5-year at 2.768%; €1.5 bln 8-year at 2.966%; €1.0 bln
12-year at 3.212%. The transaction drew total orders of €24.8 bln (~5x cover).
Investor geography: Asia 51%, Europe 28%, Middle East 18%, US offshore 3%.
Investor types: sovereigns 24%, banks 57%, asset managers 17%, dealers 2%. Bonds
will be custodied in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Central Moneymarket Unit
(CMU) and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Luxembourg Stock Exchange.