The Ministry of Finance issued Treasury bonds in local currency for an amount equivalent to $38 million, receiving total demand of $90 million.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
September 25, 2018. The results of the sale of Treasury Bonds of the Republic of Guatemala represented by Account Annotation (Public Bidding); and of Representative Physical Certificates and Representative Certificates Electronically Registered in Custody of Banco de Guatemala (Auction and Public Bidding) held on September 25, 2018, with a total demand of Q.694.95 million and US $30 million, are the following:
The new tax reform proposal being discussed in Costa Rica raises capital gains tax from 8% to 15%, and also excludes recognising as a debt deposits made by issuers in the securities market.
In the view of the National Stock Exchange (BNV), not recognizing deposits made in the stock market as debt leaves it at a clear disadvantage, compared to banks, as a source of financing for companies.Not only does it compromise access to investors' savings, it also significantly limits companies and individuals investment options.
To avoid further pressure on local interest rates, the Ministry of Finance will be considering issuing $1 billion a year in the international market over the next four years.
Representatives from the Ministry of Finance confirmed that they are preparing an application to the Legislative Assembly to issue $4 billion in debt securities in the international market.
The Ministry of Finance has announced that within six weeks it will issue an internal debt bond for a maximum of $1.5 billion, under the model of "placement contract".
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
November 17, 2017.- The "Placement Contract" model is a new mechanism through which the Ministry of Finance will manage an internal debt placement for up to 1,500 million dollars, a relevant fact that was communicated this afternoon to the financial media.
The government is preparing a bill for the Assembly to authorize a debt issue on the international market next year.
The Ministry of Finance is considering raising money abroad in order to avoid pushing interest rates up in the local market.If the Legislative Assembly approves the bill, the government will turn to the international market to raise the 1.2 trillion colones that it needs to pay for domestic debt securities due next year.
The issuance of $500 million in the international market was placed with a 10-year term and an interest rate of 4.5%, the lowest of all issuances so far.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
The Ministry of Public Finance today concluded a transaction for US $500 million of Eurobonds with an interest rate of 4.5% for 10 years, the lowest rate of all issuances.This action is consistent with the strategy of diversifying the financing of public spending, obtaining funds from the local bond market, multilateral banking and global markets.
The Superintendency of the Securities Market will start asking for a risk rating in all applications for registration of securities.
From a statement issued by the Superintendence of the Securities Market:
May 10, 2017. - The Superintendence of the Securities Market (SMV) will require a risk rating as part of the documents that must be included in any application for registration of securities, in accordance with the provisions of Agreement 3-2017 of April 5, 2017, "Amending Agreement 2-2010 of April 16, 2010 on the Procedure for the Submission of Applications for Securities Registration and for Termination of Registration to the SMV and other provisions" published in the Official Newspaper La Gaceta No. 28259-A of April 17, 2017.
The concessionaire of route 27 plans to place up to $374 million in the Costa Rican stock market to repay outstanding balances on a bank loan.
A rating report by Fitch Ratings states that Globalvía, through the issuer Autopistas del Sol, plans to"... issue local notes for a total amount of up to USD374 million.The 2017-A-CR Series will be denominated in US dollars for up to USD104 million and for a term of 10 years, while the 2017-A-CR Series will be denominated in US dollars for up to USD270 million and for a term of 14 years. Both series will maintain a fixed interest rate."
Trading volume last year reached $1.526 billion, 30% more than what was traded in 2015.
The repo market accounted for most of the volume traded in the stock market in 2016, with an increase over 2015 of 33%.The volume traded in these instruments was 382 million, while in 2015 $289 million was traded.
In Costa Rica, Infinito Versol S.A. is planning to issue $42 million in debt bonds in the local market in order to finance construction of a residential development of 1,600 homes.
The issue was authorized by the General Superintendency of Securities in November 2016, and the placement in the local market is scheduled to take place before April this year.
The Ministry of Finance will be attempting to raise funds in the international and local market in order to improve the public debt profile.
The endorsement by the Congress will allow the Ministry of Finance to extend the term and reduce the cost of part of the public debt.The amount authorized amounts to $891 million and the Ministry of Finance plans to use the local and international markets to renegotiate.
Treasury debt securities were issued in Quetzales for an eight year term and with a rate of 6.35%.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
The results of the placement of Treasury Bonds on November 22, 2016, are as follows: demand was received for Q.825.1 million, of which 100.0% corresponded to the maturity date of18/11/2024. This time Q.250.0 million was issued, ie 30.3% of demand, at a cut off price of 102.4757 and cut off rate of 6.3500%.The total issued to date amounts to Q14,493.46 million, leaving Q467.39 millionavailable for issue for the fiscal year 2016.
With the backing of Congress the National Electricity Company aims to raise money on the international market in order to improve its debt profile.
Converting short-term debt which has high rates to debt with longer maturities and with lower interest rates, is what the National Electricity Company (ENEE) is aiming for in the external market.Congressional authorization allows the ENEE to issue up to $858 million in debt.
Issuances registered between January and September 2016 exceed 60% of the total issuances registered throughout 2015, and projections are that the year will close with $7 billion traded in the local market.
The scandal generated from the leaked information about the firm Mossack Fonseca, "Panama Papers", and the questions about the lack of financial transparency that arose afterwards, do not seem to have affected the attractiveness of the stock market for providing finance to companies through the issuance of securities.