Kenya now makes U-turn on $2b Eurobond buyback plan
This means the government could fork out about $135.6 million in interest payment on the bond this fiscal year.
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This means the government could fork out about $135.6 million in interest payment on the bond this fiscal year.
The global credit rating system is largely controlled by Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s, all of which are based in the US.
The sovereign-debt restructuring also bodes well for private holders of developing-market debt.
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