【环球财经】阿根廷重返国际债务市场

Core Viewpoint - Argentina's Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, confirmed the country's return to the international debt market by issuing dollar-denominated bonds, with a nominal interest rate of 6.5% for a four-year term, aimed at raising funds to partially repay debts maturing in January 2024 [1] Group 1: Debt Issuance Details - The bond issuance is scheduled for December 10, marking Argentina's first attempt to seek foreign currency in the international debt market since January 2018 [1] - The funds raised will be used to repay existing debts rather than to incur new debt, although some analysts expressed regret over this strategy of issuing new debt to repay old debt [1] Group 2: Economic Context - Argentina is one of the Latin American countries with a high ratio of public debt to GDP and is the largest debtor to the IMF [1] - As of the end of the second quarter of this year, Argentina's total external debt reached a record high of $305.04 billion [1]