McDonald’s Yuan Bonds Set Benchmark for China: Credit Markets
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McDonald’s Corp.’s yuan bond sale, the first by a foreign company in Hong Kong, may pave the way for a new global debt market as China seeks to capitalize on its status as the engine of the world’s economic recovery.
McDonald’s, which opened its first 1,000 restaurants in China faster than any other country outside the U.S., sold 200 million yuan ($29 million) of 3 percent notes due in September 2013. Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said in March it was considering selling bonds in yuan.