South America
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Chilean retailer SMU appears to be putting the worst of its financial troubles behind it as Moody’s granted the borrower another rating upgrade. -
Pulp and paper producer Suzano has sold its second green bond and the first in Brazil’s domestic markets.
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PDVSA is doing itself no favours by bending the truth about its financial situation. Bondholders are under no illusions about its troubles, so the company might as well be open with them.
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Pulp and paper producer Suzano has sold its second green bond and the first in Brazil’s domestic markets.
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PDVSA is doing itself no favours by bending the truth about its financial situation. Bondholders are under no illusions about its troubles, so the company might as well be open with them.
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Brazilian steel company Usiminas, which restructured its bank loans and domestic debt in September, has said it will attempt an exchange of its dollar 2018 bonds, which were not part of the restructuring.
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Santander Chile, which sent a strong message about its financing capabilities with two consecutive deals immediately after the US election result, will adapt to the Trump era with more international bond issuance, the bank’s CFO told GlobalCapital.
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Whether PDVSA bondholders choose to believe JP Morgan’s EM research team, or if they agree with the Venezuelan company’s CEO that the US bank is an “enemy of the fatherland”, they cannot have had a particularly reassuring run-up to Thanksgiving, after the borrower’s coupon payments went missing. Oliver West reports.
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The row over PDVSA’s late coupon payments ran into Tuesday with the Venezuelan state oil giant’s CEO claiming that the company had met with “all of its bond payments”.
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Venezuelan state oil giant PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela) failed to make $539m of coupon payments on three bonds last week, activating the 30 day grace period on its 9% 2021s, 6% 2024s and 9.75% 2035s.
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Santander Chile, which sent a strong message about its financing capabilities with two consecutive deals immediately after the US election result, will adapt to the Trump era with more international bond issuance, the bank’s CFO told GlobalCapital.
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Banco Santander Chile has responded to a reverse enquiry by printing a Sfr125m ($125m) May 2025 bond. Riding off Chilean reputation in the Swiss market, and a scarcity of LatAm offerings this year, the lead managers kept the tickets tightly priced.
