Demand grows for dollar bond launches

Chinese companies climbing on bandwagon to refinance debt: experts

Low interest rates, and ample money supply overseas, are luring more Chinese companies to issue dollar-denominated bonds to refinance debt, according to financial industry specialists.

Issuers on the mainland and in Hong Kong have sold $18.8 billion worth of bonds so far this year, more than six times the total for the same period last year, data from Bloomberg show.