Mongolian Government to issue Khuraldai bonds

Oyundelger 2017-03-10 06:03

Economy

Mongolia has announced that it will be repaying USD 104 million of the USD 580 million bonds which will be maturing on 21st of March.

Mongolian Government to issue Khuraldai bonds. Mongolia has announced that it will be repaying USD 104 million of the USD 580 million bonds which will be maturing on 21^st of March. In February, the Ministry of Finance announced that the government would be issuing the USD 600 million Khuraldai bond to offer existing bondholders of the DBM bond the opportunity to exchange their initial Euro bond notes. The Khuraldai is seven-year bonds with an interest rate of 8.75 percent. A reported 476 million USD in bonds were exchanged for the new Khuraldai bonds. The bondholders who exchanged their notes now own bond shares for the new sovereign bond guaranteed by the government. The remaining 124 million USD shares of the Khuraldai bonds are being offered to new investors with an interest rate of 8.25 percent. Financing from the remaining bonds will be used to repay the 104 million USD owed to Euro bondholders who chose not to exchange their notes.