By John Lee. Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iraq's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B-' with a Stable Outlook. More details here. (Source: Fitch Ratings)
Fitch Affirms Iraq at 'B-'; Outlook Stable
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Iraq Announces Second Construction Bond Issuance
By John Lee. The Ministry of Finance has directed the Public Debt Department, in cooperation with the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) to launch a second issue of construction bonds, which will be tradable on the stock market. The bonds, also know as a "binaa bonds", will be available for trading for a period of […]
Iraq Completes $685m Bond Issuance
By John Lee. Iraq has successfully completed the sale of a 1-trillion-dinar (£685-million) construction bond issuance, also know as a "binaa bond". The Ministry of Finance issued the bonds for sale on the local financial market at the start of October, in two categories: IQD500,000 bonds with annual interest of 6 percent for two years; […]
DNO Completes $400m Bond Placement
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has completed the private placement of USD 400 million of new five-year senior unsecured bonds with a coupon rate of 7.875 percent. The placement met strong investor demand across international markets and was significantly oversubscribed, leading the Company to upsize the new bond issue from USD 300 […]
Genel Energy issues New $300m Bond
By John Lee. Genel Energy has successfully completed the issuance of a new $300 million senior unsecured bond with maturity in October 2025. The new bond will have a fixed coupon of 9.25% per annum. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and settlement is expected to occur on or about 14 October 2020. […]
Genel Energy considers new Bond Issue
By John Lee. Genel Energy has engaged Pareto Securities to organise a roadshow with international credit investors. The Company may, subject to market conditions and acceptable terms on the new issue, raise a new five-year bond of up to $300 million to replace the Company's existing bond maturing in December 2022. Genel had cash in […]
Iraq: "Strong Growth Potential ... Low Competitiveness"
By John Lee. Moody's Investors Service has said that Iraq's credit profile of Caa1 is supported by the country's "ba2" economic strength, reflecting, "the balance of strong growth potential associated with large natural resource endowment against low competitiveness and the significant loss of productive capacity and infrastructure after many years of armed conflict". More here. […]
Iraq "Well Positioned" to Service its Debts
By John Lee. Iraq is well positioned to service its debt obligations, according to an article in Australia's Investor Daily. Responding to the question "what’s your view on bonds issued by Iraq’s government?", Mark Baker writes: "Iraq is a net external creditor, meaning its external assets are greater than its external liabilities. That means the […]
Iraq’s Credit Profile "Constrained"
By John Lee. Iraq's (Caa1 stable) credit challenges include very weak institutions and governance that limit policy effectiveness, constrain the government's capacity to respond to external and domestic shocks and weigh on economic competitiveness, Moody's Investors Service said in a report this week. It says last year's improvement in the fiscal and external balances was […]
Moody's affirms Iraq's Caa1 ratings
By John Lee. Moody's Investors Service has affirmed the Government of Iraq's long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings at Caa1 and maintained the stable outlook. The decision to affirm Iraq's Caa1 ratings reflects credit challenges posed by very weak institutions and governance that in Moody's view, will continue to limit policy effectiveness, constrain the government's […]
GKP Completes $100m Bond Issue
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd., operator of the Shaikan Field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has announced the successful completion of the private placement of a 5-year senior unsecured $100 million bond issue (the "New Notes"). The New Notes will be issued at 100 percent of par and carry a 10 percent fixed semi-annual coupon. […]
GKP may issue $100m Bond
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has mandated Pareto Securities to arrange fixed income investor meetings in conjunction with a potential bond issue. Following these meetings, and subject to market conditions and acceptable terms, a 5-year senior unsecured bond issue of $100 million (the "New Notes") may take place. The proceeds from the New Notes will be […]