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Supplying a ‘diversity of instruments’ is important for sovereign to meet needs of different investors, says DMO chief
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Sovereign issuer overcomes challenges to revive public dollar presence after half a decade’s silence
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Ghana bought back $100m of its outstanding 2017s on Tuesday after postponing a new issue last week which was due to finance a much larger buy-back. Ghana’s bonds have since rallied, bringing the country’s borrowing costs down substantially, according to a fixed income investor. -
Payment of the overdue coupon and principal on the Republic of Congo’s $478m 2029s has sparked a rally in the sovereign’s bonds, but an investor said he was still uncertain whether the default was the result of an administrative error or symptomatic of a deeper problem with the country’s finances.
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Since the August 4 announcement that the Bank of England will purchase corporate bonds again, much chin stroking has occurred about the differences between the Bank’s approach and that of the European Central Bank. In at least one respect, though, the BoE's scheme seems superior.
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Nigeria sent out a request for proposals on Monday for a $1bn bond and has asked for responses by September 19.
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Standard & Poor’s has upgraded South Korea’s long-term sovereign credit rating by one notch to AA from AA- with a stable outlook, in line with Moody’s Aa2 rating of the country.
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Turkey on Friday managed to cling on to its investment grade status after Moody’s left its credit rating on hold.
