What B.C. did was raise a dim sum bond denominated in CNH to be able to give investors the ability to get some renminbi exposure while holding on to a very high level of debt for a short period of time. They've subsequently come back to do a second offering. EDC has also stepped into that market a couple of times, I believe.
I think that's going to create tremendous opportunity. As other colleagues have informed me, the amount of dim sum issuances last year was greater than those of the U.S. dollar or those denominated in U.S. dollars, so there is appetite by investors out there on a global scale. I think there is just as much Canadian debt held by foreigners. We certainly have a terrific opportunity to be able to raise more of those types of bonds.
When Canadians run their businesses and take in CNH or renminbi in the form of debt, they have to ask themselves if they're doing that from a symbolic perspective, which I believe a couple of these issuances were, to demonstrate to their investors that they could issue there. But as we see more businesses having a funding need for RMB, I think that will facilitate much further investment.