Sanctioned Avic pays premium for bond

China's Avic International Holding Corp had to offer investors a premium for its latest dollar bond, to compensate them for the risk associated with its inclusion on a US sanctions list.
The state-owned borrower, which is rated BBB- by S&P Global Ratings and A- by Fitch, is under the control of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China. That landed Avic on the US list of sanctioned Chinese entities with alleged military ties.
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