Украинские государственные облигации упали до новых минимумовUkrainian bonds are sliding again as fears continue to mount that Kiev will be forced to restructure its debts as the International Monetary Fund and western backers wrangle over a new support package.
A $17bn IMF programme is already wildly off-track due to the economic and financial carnage caused by Russia's annexation of Crimea and support for eastern separatists, as well as years of mismanagement and corruption.
The central bank's reserves are expected to have slumped to just $8bn in December, just a few weeks worth of imports for the strife-ridden country, and repayments for bonds and gas are coming thick and fast in the coming years.
The fund, the EU and the US are currently discussing how to fill an estimated $15bn shortfall that has emerged in the existing programme, and after initially escaping any pain creditors fret that they now will be required to restructure their debts as part of any bargain.
The $2.6bn Ukrainian bond maturing in 2017 fell to a record low price of just 58.3 cents on the dollar today, equal to an annualised yield (if it is repaid in full and on time) of 35.4 per cent.
The $500m bond due in September this year fell to 71.1 cents on the dollar, for a yield of 63.3 per cent, and a $1.25bn security that matures in 2023 has slumped to a record low of 54.9 cents, or a yield of 18.2 per cent.
If there is a restructuring, the biggest loser will be
Franklin Templeton, a massive US money manager that has snapped up almost
$4bn worth of Ukrainian bonds, according to Bloomberg data.
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