July 4^th 2023 marked the sixth anniversary of the launch of Bond Connect, Bond Connect Company Limited (BCCL) announced the winners of the Bond Connect Awards 2023 on 5^th July 2023, CICC garnered a total of seven awards including the title of Northbound Top Market Maker.

Below is a list of titles and awards that CICC secured:

·         Northbound Top Market Maker

·         Primary Market Pioneer (Underwriter)

·         Cross-border Subscription Pioneer (Investor)

·         Cross-border Subscription Pioneer (Underwriter)

·         Bond Connect Marketing Award

·         Northbound Outstanding Individual Award (Zhiwen Shen)

·         Northbound Outstanding Individual Award (Jieyi Zhu)

After six years of development since its launch in 2017, Bond Connect has become one of the main channels for foreign investors to allocate onshore bonds, strengthening the interconnection between domestic and overseas markets. According to BCCL, by the end of May 2023, Bond Connect had attracted 798 foreign institutional investors from over 30 countries and regions around the world to enter the onshore market, with an average daily trading volume of RMB 39.5 billion and an accumulated trading volume of RMB 4.03 trillion from January to May 2023.

As one of the most active market makers in the cross-border market, CICC was selected as one of the first market makers after the launch of Bond Connect and Northbound Swap Connect. Based on its leading international presence and profound experience, CICC has continued expanding its global client base, serving overseas banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and asset management institutions to participate in the domestic bond market and supporting the improvement and innovation of Bond Connect. On the first day of the launch of the ePrime system, the inter-bank cross-border subscription program of Bond Connect, CICC as one of the first investors guided foreign investors to participate in the primary issuance of domestic bonds through ePrime, and completed the cross-border subscription, facilitating the launch of the system. Using Bond Connect as a channel, CICC provides foreign investors with full-time-zone and well-rounded sales and trading services, helping build a bridge between domestic and foreign markets and supporting the opening-up of the Chinese bond market to global investors.

CICC will continue upholding the core value of "Chinese Roots, International Reach,” firmly serving the national financial strategy while providing leading sales and trading services to global clients, and contributing to the high-standard opening-up of the onshore market.