Cote d'Ivoire misses next coupon payment on 2032 Eurobond
In a communique sent to the holders of its $ 2 332 149 000 step-up Eurobonds due 2032, the Minister of Economy and Finance announced that the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire will not be in a position to honor the June 30th 2011 coupon payment. The possible IMF's Rapid Credit Facility in the amount of about $130m will not cover the external debt service.
Earlier it missed the December 31st 2010 coupon.
Issuer, issue number: Cote d'Ivoire, 2032
Type of debt instrument: Eurobonds
Redemption type: Amortized
Issue status: outstanding
Par, currency of issue: USD, 100000
Amount: 2 332 149 000
ISIN: XS0496488395
End of placement: Apr 16 2010
Coupon: 2.50%
Coupon frequency: 2 time(s) per year
Settlement Date: Dec 31 2009
Maturity date: Dec 31 2032
Issue Managers: JP Mogran
Trading floor: Luxembourg S.E.
Issuer profile:
Côte d'Ivoire, formerly Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name Côte d'Ivoire to be used in all languages. With an area of 322,462 km2 Côte d'Ivoire borders Liberia and Guinea to the west, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The country's population, which was 15,366,672 in 1998, is estimated to be 18,373,060 in 2008.
Outstanding issues:
1 issue(s) outstanding worth USD 2 332 149 000
Io mi chiedo come è possibile che una nazione del genere riesca ad andare a mercato per un ventennale al 2.5 %!!!!! Almeno pagasse.....