DUBAI, 4th October, 2016 (WAM) --- The Hong Kong branch of China Construction Bank (CCB) listed on Tuesday a 600 million US dollar bond today on Nasdaq Dubai, the regions international financial exchange announced.

CCB is the fourth Chinese bank to list a bond on the exchange since 2014, underlining the expanding capital markets and economic ties between the UAE and China, the exchange said in a statement.

Nasdaq Dubai provides Chinese and other Asian issuers with high regional as well as global visibility and a first class listing infrastructure.

CCBs listing raised the total value of conventional bonds listed on Nasdaq Dubai to 11.39 billion US dollars, Nasdaq Dubai said.

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