Chinese companies are issuing convertible bonds at a record rate this year, as they hunt for cheap forms of financing and a way to boost their offshore cash balances.
Ecommerce company Alibaba, which in May raised one of the largest convertible bonds on record at $5bn, and insurer Ping An, which raised $3.5bn in July, are among companies driving the rush to issue a form of debt that surged in popularity in western markets during the coronavirus pandemic.
Companies in China and Taiwan have issued $18.8bn of convertible and exchangeable bonds in 2024, surpassing the previous record of $18.7bn set in 2021, according to Citigroup data.
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