by bondevalue | Jul 4, 2017 | Financial News, HomePage, Sovereign Bonds
In a bid to deepen its economic and cultural ties with China, Portugal is planning to sell Panda bonds, becoming the first euro zone country to issue in renminbi and borrow in the $9.5 trillion Chinese bond market. Issuing panda bonds, which are debt sold by foreign...
by bondevalue | Jun 30, 2017 | Financial News, Sovereign Bonds
Kenya is due to launch an unprecedented sovereign bond to be sold exclusively through mobile platforms today, June 30th. The bond is termed ‘M-Akiba’, where ‘Akiba’ means savings in Kiswahli. Targeted at small investors, the bond can be bought via at denominations as...
by bondevalue | Jun 21, 2017 | Financial News, Sovereign Bonds
Russia priced new 10-year and 30-year bonds, making this the second deal post-2014 sanctions. The sovereign debt sale raised a total of $ 3 billion, comprising $ 1 billion from its 10-year-tranche yielding 4.25% and $ 2 billion from its 30-year-tranche yielding 5.25%....
by bondevalue | Jun 20, 2017 | Financial News, Sovereign Bonds
Maturity 2117, Size $2.75 billion, Coupon 7.125%, Yield 7.917% Order Book $9.75 billion Initial Guidance 8.25% This issue comes soon after the US itself considered issuing a 100 year bond. Lets try to wrap our head around a 100 year bond and put it into perspective....
by bondevalue | Jun 20, 2017 | Distressed / Defaulted Bonds, Financial News, Sovereign Bonds
Venezuela is trying to make good on the promise to pay back its creditors. That should be considered a pretty stand-up thing to do. But the government is starving its people to drum up cash to do so. That puts investors in an ethically icky position. Some are starting...
by bondevalue | Jun 15, 2017 | Financial News, Sovereign Bonds
Following a previous downgrade of China’s credit rating by one notch to A1 on May 24th, China continues its efforts in bonds offerings in bid to internationalise its currency. China’s Ministry Of Finance has announced that it will issue 14 billion of Yuan...
