Venezuela’s latest sovereign bond issuance has left the market perplexed, with investors unsure of the rationale behind this
transaction. Reports in the pres poin to $5 billion worth of 20year bonds with
a coupon of 6.5% a far cry from the 20% normally commanded by investors buying debt from the troubled nation and from some of its
staterun organisations, such as Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). This issuance is also the first recorded sovereign
deal in the Latin
American country in over five years. "The terms were clearly highly
influenced by government, which
has shown itself to be creative and resourceful when cash is needed,"
said Manuel Orozco, sovereign ratings’
analyst at Standard & Poor’s. But according to a legal source in
Venezuela, the role of the governmentbacked Banco de Venezuela
BdV) is causing confusión.
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