Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has raised €3 billion (U$3.5 billion) by selling its first Euro-denominated public green bonds, in its largest bond deal to date.The semi-privatised corporation said on Thursday that the sale also marked the largest Japan" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="140376" data-entity-type="location">Asia ex-Japan non-sovereign Euro green bond offering.Amid a string of new rail projects in Hong Kong, the MTR Corp is raising fresh capital to fund them. The latest deal is the third round of bond sales so far this year, bringing the total raised to HK$57.34 billion (US$7.35 billion).
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Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation raises €3 billion in its first public euro green bond sale
Hong Kong's MTR Corporation has successfully raised €3 billion (US$3.5 billion) through its inaugural sale of euro-denominated public green bonds. This transaction represents the company's largest bond deal to date and the largest Asia ex-Japan non-sovereign euro green bond offering.
Denise TsangSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-04 · 14:26 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong's MTR Corporation has successfully raised €3 billion (US$3.5 billion) through its inaugural sale of euro-denominated public green bonds. This transaction represents the company's largest bond deal to date and the largest Asia ex-Japan non-sovereign euro green bond offering. The semi-privatised corporation announced the sale on Thursday. The capital raised is intended to fund a series of new rail projects within Hong Kong. This latest bond sale is the third such issuance by MTR Corp this year, bringing the total raised to HK$57.34 billion (US$7.35 billion).
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The total raised by MTR Corp this year through bond sales is HK$57.34 billion.
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The MTR Corp is raising fresh capital to fund new rail projects in Hong Kong.
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The sale marked the largest Asia ex-Japan non-sovereign euro green bond offering.
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MTR Corporation raised €3 billion in its first public euro green bond sale.
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