PBoC gives World Bank green light as China’s first SDR bond issuer

World Bank to issue China’s first bond denominated in special drawing rights

world-bank-building
The World Bank building

The People's Bank of China (PBoC) gave the World Bank its approval to issue China's first bonds denominated in special drawing rights (SDRs) on August 12, marking a new step in the opening of Chinese markets.

"This is a landmark development for China's bond market and for the SDR as an international reserve asset," said World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, in a statement. "We are very pleased to support China's growing role in global financial markets."

The two billion SDR issuance ($2.8 billion)

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.