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Kazakh borrowers issue billions of yuan in bonds
Kazakh borrowers are raising billions of yuan through bonds as financial ties with China grow closer.
The borrowing includes so-called panda and dim sum bonds, which are issued in the Chinese currency.
Low borrowing costs are helping drive the rush into this market.
Kazakh borrowers also need yuan to pay Chinese suppliers.
Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, has raised money through yuan bonds this year; it operates from Astana.
The move links Kazakhstan’s borrowing more closely to China’s bond market, but no further steps are specified.
Borrowers from Kazakhstan are issuing yuan-denominated bonds as financing costs in the Chinese currency remain very low.
The borrowing is part of a boom in the bond market.
Kazakh borrowers include sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna, which has raised funds through yuan bonds this year.
The article links the rush to low rates and the need to pay Chinese suppliers.
- Who
- Borrowers from Kazakhstan, including sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna.
- What
- They are raising funds through yuan-denominated bonds.
- When
- In 2026; the article was published on October 21.
- Where
- The bond market in China and Hong Kong.
- Why
- Financing costs in yuan are very low, and borrowers need to pay Chinese suppliers.
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- Borrowers
- Kazakhstan
- Currency
- Chinese yuan
- Fund
- Samruk-Kazyna
- Bond activity
- The fund has been raising money through yuan bonds this year
- Published
- October 21, 2026