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Government Debt Securities Market Summary BN KH CN HK ID JP KR LA MY MM PH SG TH VN Brunei Darussalam BN There is currently no government bond market. There are efforts to establish a bond structure via the Brunei International Financial Centre. Cambodia KH There is currently no government bond market in Cambodia. The government has issued a Financial Sector Blueprint that needs to be implemented before bond market infrastructure is implemented. China, People's Rep. of CN The People’s Republic of China’s government bond market is rapidly expanding to support its economic development plans. Foreign investors are not allowed to own government bonds Hong Kong, China HK Foreign and domestic investors have equal access to Hong Kong government debt securities. Indonesia ID There are no restrictions on foreign investors owning Indonesian government bonds. Japan JP Japan's market is open to foreign investors, although some issues are limited to resident individuals, financial institutions in Japan and foreign governments. Korea, Republic of KR Foreign investors can access all fixed-income instruments in Korea's bond market, with no limitations on ownership. Lao PDR LA There is currently no government bond market in Lao PDR. The government is focusing on developing its financial sector, particularly the banking sector. Malaysia MY Malaysia's active bond market has no restrictions on investments by foreign and retail investors. Myanmar MM There is currently no government bond market in Myanmar. The government is taking steps to develop its capital market. Philippines PH There are no restrictions on foreign or retail investors holding Philippine government bonds. Singapore SG Singapore's rapidly growing bond market imposes no restrictions on investments by foreign and retail investors. Thailand TH Generally, there are no restrictions on foreign and retail investors owning Thailand government bonds. Viet Nam VN Viet Nam’s growing government bond market is open to foreign and retail investors through specified procedures. DISCLAIMER: The AsianBondsOnline team employs its best efforts to obtain the most accurate information available from various sources that are believed to be reliable, but have not been independently verified. Although care has been taken in preparing and updating the database of How to Buy Bonds, the AsianBondsOnline team and Asian Development Bank hold no obligation or liability of any kind in the event of inaccuracies, errors, or omissions. Mention of debt instruments, organizations or inclusion of hyperlinks does not imply endorsement or approval of those organizations by AsianBondsOnline nor the Asian Development Bank.

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