The Ministry of Finance reported that $200 million of the bonds placed in the domestic market were "in firm" and another $400 million placed to the best effort.
The Ministry of Finance reported that because of Direct Contracting No. CD-MH-CP-TN-001 -2018 called "Contract for issuance services and distribution of internal debt securities", on November 19th two companies were awarded with a firm issuance of $100 million each.
At the end of the third quarter of the year, the total public debt of the country's Central Administration amounted to $11.002 million, 3% more than that reported in the same period of 2017.
During 2018, the total public debt balance of the Central Administration of Honduras reached US$11,002.8 million, which represents an increase of 0.13% with respect to the Second Quarter of 2018.
At the end of 2018, the Costa Rican government needs about $1.5 billion to pay salaries, transfers and debts to state creditors.
According to Rocio Aguilar, head of the Treasury Department, there is currently just over half of the resources needed, which totaled $3 billion.
Aguilar explained to Crhoy.com that there are possibilities that "... The debt issuance contracts will allow them to obtain those resources from here to the end of the year, to successfully close 2018."
The Finance Ministry of Costa Rica organized an auction on October 25th and 26th, to swap debt securities that expire between 2018 and 2020, for others with longer deadlines.
The Finance Ministry is the institution that called for a " mega swap ", which aims to offer investors new securities that expire between 2021 and 2030, up to a total of ¢2 billion ($3,426 million).
At the end of the second quarter of the year, the country reported that the total external debt amounted to $11.728 billion, an amount that exceeds by 1.9% what was recorded at the end of 2017.
Nicaragua's total external debt totaled 11.728 billion dollars, of which 6.0832 billion corresponds to the private sector and 5.6448 billion to the public sector.Total external debt increased by 175.7 million dollars (1.5%), compared to the first quarter of 2018, reported the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
In Costa Rica, the Ministry of Finance has announced that in the remainder of the year, it will need to capture close to $2.8 million from the local stock market.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
August 23, 2018.Authorities at the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank (BCCR) today presented to the stock market-financial sector,the issuance plan for internal debt of the Central Government for the second half of this year, for a total amount of two billion colones.
The high level of financing and the economic slowdown explain the increase in the fiscal deficit of the central government, which at the end of July reached 3.3% of GDP, the highest in the last six years.
The decrease in tax revenues, due to a slowdown in economic activity, added to the high level of government debt, explained the strong rebound in the fiscal deficit in the first half of the year.Of the total deficit, about two thirds correspond to interest.
In the first semester of this year, the Panamanian government paid $30 million more in interest payments on the public debt than the amount paid in the same period last year.
According to official figures between the first six months of 2018 and the same period in 2017, the costs of the debt increased by 6%, rising from $537 million to $567 million.
S & P has downgraded the debt rating from B + to B, arguing that the escalation of the internal conflict has weakened governance, and the rating could be reduced again in the next 12 months if the violence continues to rise.
From a press release by Standard & Poor´s:
Heightened domestic conflict and ongoing violence have weakened governability and impaired the predictability and effectiveness of policy implementation in Nicaragua, in our view.
The government of Costa Rica announced that in the first semester it would issue up to $2.175 billion in debt securities in the local market, however, as of June it has already issued $3.633 billion.
In February of this year, the Ministry of Finance announced that in the first semester it would issue $2.175 million in debt securities through the auction mechanisms and electronic window in the local market.But according to data from the National Stock Exchange, from January to June, the amount awarded exceeded the initial estimates by 67%.
The Panamanian issue of $500 million in "Panda" debt securities could be made in the course of the second half of the year, in the Chinese capital market.
With this issue, the Panamanian government plans to take advantage of the most favorable financing conditions offered by the Chinese securities market, compared to the local market and even other developed markets.
Treasury debt securities were adjudicated in Quetzales for fifteen years and at a rate of 6.5%.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance:
May 15, 2018.The Ministry of Public Finance held the 16th placement event forTreasury Bonds of the Republic of Guatemala in Fiscal Year 2018, the results of which are as follows:
The government issued $1.2 billion worth of debt securities in the international market, maturing in 2050 and with a coupon of 4.5%.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance:
April 9, 2018.The Republic of Panama entered the international markets today throughthe issuance of a new Global Bond with maturity in 2050 for an amount of $1.2 billion and a coupon of 4.50%.
The institution highlights the progress that has been made in reducing the fiscal deficit and stabilizing the debt, but warns that a greater effort is needed to place the debt on a downward trajectory.
From a statement issued by the International Monetary Fund:
The IMF staff team visited San Salvador during February 5—16 for the 2018 Article IV consultation [1] and held productive discussions with the Salvadoran authorities, parliamentarians, business community, and social partners. The consultation was based on revised National Accounts statistics.