The maturity profile of new issues has also extended: 43 per cent of the new debt issued in 1999 had maturities between three to five years,up from 27 per cent in 1998.

• 新发行债券的年期亦较以往延长。一九九九年新发行的债券中，年期由三年至五年的产品占43%25，较一九九八年的27%25为高。