Meanings of first issuer in English

It is also the first issuer from South-East Asia to sell covered bonds in the offshore market.

Beijing kicked off the so-called panda bond market in 2005, and World Bank affiliate the International Finance Corp was the first issuer.

The U.S. arm of British bank Barclays, Isis said then, "is expected to be the first issuer on the network."

DEME, the Belgian marine engineering group, became the first issuer of bonds on NYSE Alternext in Brussels in February with a EUR200m six-year offering.

The first issuers to the market should serve as a bellwether of just how amenable investors will be.

Premier Foods will possibly be one of the first issuers to hit capital markets when primary market activity picks up again as expected in March.