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Greece draws strong interest, attractive yield by re-opening 10-year bond
EconomyGreece completed on Wednesday the fourth market foray of the year by reopening the 10-year GGB that it had issued in June, after a successful syndication earlier in the summer and a strong performance in the secondary market.
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Fitch keeps rating at 'BB', sees GDP contraction of 7.9 pct in 2020
EconomyFitch re-affirmed Greece’s credit rating to ‘BB’ on Friday night, maintaining the stable outlook.
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Greece issues new 10 yr bond as investor appetite returns
EconomyGreece completed its third market foray for the year by issuing a 10-year bond of 3 billion euros. The coupon was 1.5 pct and the yield settled at 1.57 pct, suggesting a re-offer price of 99.375. The spread was close to 188 basis points.
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S&P keeps Greece at 'BB-' but revises outlook to stable on Covid-19 concerns
EconomyIn its regular rating cycle, S&P re-affirmed Greece’s credit score to ‘BB-‘, while it revised the outlook from positive to stable.
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Fitch keeps Greece at 'BB' but revises outlook to stable with eye on Covid-19 impact
EconomyFitch published on Thursday night a rating review for Greece outside its regular schedule in which the outlook for the country was revised from positive to stable, re-affirming the rating of ‘BB’ that it had granted in the end of January.
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Greece clinches attractive yield for 7-year bond amid testing conditions, diminished interest
EconomyGreece completed on Wednesday its first transaction to boost its cash reserves amidst the pandemic crisis by issuing a 7-year bond that raised 2 billion euros.
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Greece heads back to markets with 7-year bond in bid to boost own funds
EconomyGreece wants to signal to international markets that despite the heavy toll the pandemic is expected to inflict on the Greek economy, it can move ahead with its debt strategy.
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ECB makes Greece eligible for up to 12 bln in bond purchases amid market frenzy
EconomyAfter seeing its sovereign debt market decimated within a period of four weeks, Greece breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday night when the ECB announced that it will include the country in its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP).
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Strong performance of 15-year bond bodes well for market strategy
EconomyThe strong appetite for Greece’s sovereign debt has been visible over the last few weeks across the curve, with yields as low as 0.3 pct for the 5-year issue.
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Fitch raises Greece to 'BB,' two notches from investment grade, sees growth at 2.5 pct in 2020
EconomyFitch upgraded Greece’s credit rating on Friday by one notch to ‘BB’ and revised upwards its outlook to positive, bringing the country just two notches away from investment grade.