Hanoi, Feb. 14 -- Real estate firms were the major corporate bond issuers in the market in January, according to updates from SSI Securities Corporation .

SSI's statistics showed that real estate firms issued bonds worth 7.36 trillion VND (317.2 million USD) in January, accounting for 55 percent of the total value of corporate bonds issued in the market.

In comparison, the value of corporate bonds issued by banks in January accounted for just 2.1 percent of the total issuance value, while energy and mining firms 2.7 percent and infrastructure development firms 1.9 percent

Corporate bonds of real estate firms had average yields of 11.78 percent per year and average term of 4.98 years.

More than 7.36 trillion VND worth of corporate bond...