中资银行首单境外“普惠科创企业”社会责任美元债券在香港发行
中新社香港8月7日电 8月7日，中资银行在香港发行了首单境外“普惠科创企业”社会责任美元债券，标志着中国金融机构在国际金融市场上的社会责任债券发行迈出了新的一步。
此次发行的债券由兴业银行香港分行负责，规模达5亿美元，期限为3年。募集到的资金将用于支持小微企业的发展，特别是通过提供贷款间接创造就业的项目。这一举措体现了中资银行在推动社会责任投资和促进可持续发展方面的承诺。
据悉，本次社会责任债券符合国际资本市场协会的《社会责任债券原则》，得到了穆迪投资者服务公司授予的“SQS2”(优秀)可持续发展质量分数，这是对中资银行可持续金融框架的最高评级。发行吸引了全球投资者的广泛关注，订单峰值超20亿美元，认购倍数达4倍，显示出国际市场对中资银行社会责任债券的认可和兴趣。
近年来，兴业银行持续丰富普惠金融产品，提升金融服务小微企业的专业性。截至2024年6月末，兴业银行普惠金融贷款余额已超过5485.28亿元人民币。同时，该行还不断完善科创金融服务体系，构建科创金融服务生态圈，强化“商投私同”联动，助力科创企业发展，促进“科技-产业-金融”良性循环。
此次发行不仅有助于提升中资银行的国际影响力，也为其他金融机构探索社会责任债券的发行提供了宝贵的经验。随着中国金融市场的进一步开放，中资银行在国际债券市场上的活跃度有望进一步提升。
英语如下：
News Title: “Chinese-funded Bank Launches First Offshore Social Responsibility Dollar Bond in Hong Kong”
Keywords: Social Responsibility, Dollar Bonds, Chinese-funded Bank
News Content:
A Chinese-funded bank has issued the first offshore “Inclusive Innovation and Startup” social responsibility dollar bond in Hong Kong, marking a new step in the issuance of social responsibility bonds by Chinese financial institutions in the international financial market.
The bond issuance was handled by the Hong Kong branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, with a size of $500 million and a maturity of 3 years. The raised funds will be used to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly projects that indirectly create employment through providing loans. This move demonstrates the Chinese-funded bank’s commitment to promoting socially responsible investment and sustainable development.
It is reported that the social responsibility bond complies with the International Capital Market Association’s “Social Bond Principles” and has received an “SQS2” (Excellent) sustainability quality score from Moody’s Investors Service, the highest rating for the Chinese-funded bank’s sustainable finance framework. The issuance attracted widespread attention from global investors, with peak orders exceeding $2 billion and a subscription multiple of 4 times, indicating recognition and interest in the Chinese-funded bank’s social responsibility bonds on the international market.
Recently, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has been continuously enriching its inclusive financial products and enhancing the professionalism of its services for small and medium-sized enterprises. As of June 2024, the balance of the bank’s inclusive financial loans has exceeded 54.8528 billion U.S. dollars. At the same time, the bank is continuously improving its innovation and entrepreneurship financial service system, building an innovation and entrepreneurship financial service ecosystem, and strengthening the联动 of “Business, Investment, and Private Finance” to help the development of innovation and entrepreneurship enterprises and promote a virtuous cycle of “Technology-Industry-Finance.”
This issuance not only helps to enhance the international influence of Chinese-funded banks but also provides valuable experience for other financial institutions in exploring the issuance of social responsibility bonds. As China’s financial market continues to open up, the activity of Chinese-funded banks in the international bond market is expected to further increase.
【来源】http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2024/08-07/10265246.shtml
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