SBLC no match for volatility as Hebei Iron debuts
Hebei Iron and Steel was forced to price its debut offshore bond more than 20bp wider than its closest comparables on October 20, despite the fact the bond was supported by a standby letter of credit from one of the joint global co-ordinators, Agricultural Bank of China. While SBLCs have reduced pricing in the past, it failed to help this time around as choppy markets proved to be too much.
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