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The government<\/strong> raised the ceiling on its medium-term international bond <\/strong>program to USD 40 bn<\/strong> \u2014 up from USD 30 bn \u2014 on the back of recent sovereign credit rating upgrades, a senior government official tells EnterpriseAM. <\/p>\n

The government doesn\u2019t plan to max it out.<\/strong> The strategy is to issue annual external debt roughly equivalent to maturing obligations, minus USD 1-2 bn, to gradually bring the overall external debt load down, the source tells us.<\/p>\n

The Finance Ministry plans to launch a USD 1 bn social bond issuance next FY as part of the expanded program.<\/strong> \u201cNext year, we will focus more heavily on sustainable development issuances, as the budget is primarily centered on the social sector,\u201d the source adds.<\/p>\n

The plan:<\/strong> The ministry is targeting USD 3-4 bn in international bond issuances next FY, out of a wider USD 11.2 bn in total external loans and financing. Over the medium term, it wants to cut debt servicing costs \u2014 which currently eat up roughly 59% of tax revenues \u2014 down to around 35% of total state expenditures, and bring external debt-to-GDP to 17.8% by next June from 21.5% last year.<\/p>\n

REMEMBER-<\/strong> The government issued around USD 3.5 bn in diversified international bonds this FY, including its USD 1 bn debut social bond This week<\/a>, the official says. Roughly USD 500 mn remaining that could be tapped before June or postponed based on market conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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