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Russia Sets First Yuan-Denominated OFZ Sale for December

A December 2 bookbuild will set pricing, size.

Overview

  • The Finance Ministry confirmed a debut placement of yuan-denominated federal bonds, with technical issuance slated for December 8 on the Moscow Exchange in the Address Placement mode.
  • Two fixed-coupon tranches are planned with maturities from three to seven years, a 182-day coupon period, and a face value of 10,000 Chinese yuan per bond.
  • Final issuance volumes and coupon rates will be determined after the order book is collected on December 2.
  • Investors will be able to purchase the bonds and receive payments in either Chinese yuan or Russian rubles at their discretion.
  • Order collection will run through the Moscow Exchange bookbuilder, with centralized safekeeping at the National Settlement Depository; Gazprombank serves as placement agent alongside Sberbank and VTB Capital Trading as co-organizers.