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Tencent issues $5B bond for AI funding
Tencent Holdings has launched a issuance of offshore US dollar and yuan bonds totaling approximately $5 billion, aimed at funding its increasing investments in artificial intelligence. The bonds include maturities ranging from 10 to 20 years in dollars and 10 to 30 years in yuan, with indicative spreads between 115 and 140 basis points over U.S. Treasury bonds, and approximate interest rates of 2.9% and 3.5%, respectively. This offering comes amid a broad wave of financings by global tech companies to enhance AI projects, as Tencent's capital expenditures surged by 176% in the first half of 2026, with the goal of developing advanced AI models and managing substantial cloud computing capabilities. This marks the company's second issuance of offshore bonds this year, having previously raised $4.7 billion in June to fund AI product development and refinance its debts.
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