On February 2 Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) (AA/Aa1) stunned the market with the biggest-ever Samurai bond issued by an Australian bank. The Australian major issued a total of ¥245.3 billion (US$2.7 billion) in Samurai and euro-yen format. The Samurai bond is the first to be issued in 2009 and is also the first ever sovereign-guaranteed Samurai bond.
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