新开发银行（也称金砖银行）近日在中国银行间债券市场发行50亿元人民币疫情防控债，环球律师事务所担任了发行人法律顾问。

根据环球的一份新闻稿，这是国际金融组织在中国发行的首笔抗疫熊猫债，同时创下了熊猫债市场最大单笔人民币债券发行规模。

根据新开发银行网站，募集资金将用于其一项总额70亿元人民币的抗击疫情紧急援助贷款项目，该项目将为湖北、广东、河南三省提供贷款，加强公共健康投入。新开发银行于2014年由巴西、俄罗斯、印度、中国和南非共同设立，总部位于上海，旨在为金砖国家及其他新兴经济体调配提供基础建设和可持续发展资源。

中国工商银行担任牵头主承销商，中国银行、中国农业银行和中国建设银行担任联席主承销商。

环球团队牵头律师为北京办公室合伙人张昕、朱莉。

Global on NDB’s $705 mln first COVID-19 combating Panda bond

Global Law Office has advised New Development Bank on its $705 million COVID-19 combating bonds, issued in the China Interbank Bond Market.

This transaction is the first COVID-19 combating Panda bond issued in China by an international financial organisation, as well as the largest RMB-denominated bonds issued in the Panda bond market to date. 

Headquartered in Shanghai, NDB was established by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa to mobilise resources for infrastructure and sustainable development projects in BRICS. The proceeds will be used to help fund a 7 billion Renminbi emergency assistance program loan to the Chinese provinces of Hubei, Guangdong and Henan, which will help finance increased expenditure on public health.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China was the lead underwriter and bookrunner. Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China and China Construction Bank were joint underwriters.

The Global team was led by Beijing-based partners Zhang Xin and Zhu Li.

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