The Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (“CGIF”), a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank (“ADB”), is pleased to announce its guarantee for Erajaya Digital Pte. Ltd.’s (“Erajaya Digital” or “Issuer”) 3-year SGD50.0 million Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Notes (“Bond”). Erajaya Digital is a subsidiary of Indonesia-domiciled PT Erajaya Swasembada Tbk (“Group”) which conducts the Group’s businesses in Malaysia and Singapore.

Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility, a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank (“CGIF”) is pleased to announce that the 5-year SGD100 million Social Bond issued on 7 April 2022 by First Real Estate Investment Trust (“First REIT”) had won the Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year Award in The Asset Triple A’s Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2023.

The Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility, a trust fund of the Asian Development Bank (“CGIF”) is pleased to announce its support for the guaranteed SGD 50 million 5-year senior unsecured green bond (rated AA by S&P) issued by Apeiron Agrocommodities Pte Ltd. (“Apeiron Bioenergy” or the “Company”) on 23 June 2023. This transaction marks Apeiron Bionergy’s debut issuance and the first SGD green bond guaranteed by CGIF. This transaction also signifies CGIF’s commitment in supporting thematic bonds.

Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF) together with Public Debt Management Office and The Thai Bond Market Association is holding an event entitled “CGIF Forum 2023: Bond Market Development” this coming 29^th of May 2023 (Monday), from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM (Bangkok Time – GMT+7) at The Residence 304, Mezzanine Level.

The event will also be available online via this Zoom link: CGIF Forum 2023: Bond Market Development and will be streamed on CGIF’s LinkedIn Page.

The speakers will present updates on government bond market and recent developments on corporate bond market of Thailand. An overview of the comparison of bond markets in the ASEAN region will also be presented in the forum.

You may download the presentations here:

Manila, 19 April 2023 – The Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (“CGIF”) has guaranteed China Education Group Holdings Limited’s (“CEG”) second 3-year CNH500.0 million offshore renminbi bond. The first CNH500.0 million dim sum bond was issued in 2022 under CEG’s now fully-issued CNH1.0 billion bond program.