From Ireland to Cyprus, euro zone countries hit record low yields
By Abhinav Ramnarayan Several euro zone countries are seeing their borrowing costs hit their lowest levels on record as the European Central Bank opens the
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Dash for 30-year Cyprus bond sale, overloaded with orders (Update 1)
Cyprus’ first 30-year bond sale was overloaded with orders on Wednesday, with high demand for such long maturities showing just how much Europe’s bond market
Cyprus to tap markets with 30-year bond
Cyprus will be tapping the markets, possibly on Wednesday, with 30-year and five-year bonds. The bonds could be used for the early repayment of a
Cyprus mulls early repayment of Russian loan
Cyprus is considering an early repayment of part of a €2.5bn loan it obtained from Russia during the financial crisis, as its funding costs decline,
Cypriot bond yields tumble after stellar bond sale
By Dhara Ranasinghe Government bond yields in Cyprus tumbled on Wednesday and stood out as the star performer in eurozone debt markets, a day after a
ECB starts buying Cypriot bonds after ratings upgrade
The European Central Bank said on Thursday it had restarted buying Cypriot bonds under its stimulus programme after an upgrade to the country’s credit rating,
Expected ECB rate hike, strong investor interest increased government’s bond appetite
By Stelios Orphanides The decision to go for a €1.5bn bond issue instead of the initially planned €1bn was dictated by a combination of factors,
Cyprus bond yields drop following sovereign upgrade
Cypriot bond yields fell sharply on Monday after Standard and Poor’s rating agency upgraded the island’s sovereign bond to investment grade, more than six years
Government to issue 10-year €1bn euro bond
The government aims to capitalise Friday’s upgrade of its sovereign rating to investment grade by Standards & Poor’s with the issue a €1bn 10-year bond,
First ratings test for the Cypriot economy on February 2
In early February Moody’s agency will issue its first rating for the Cypriot economy, opening the way for a round of rating actions, estimated to
Finance ministry raises €35.5m from six-year bonds
The finance ministry has successfully raised €35,54 million, after issuing the 10th series of a six-year bond for natural persons. The Public Debt Management Office
Investor interest in loans from Cypriot banks remains elusive, CySEC says
The head of Cyprus’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) Demetra Kalogerou said that the has been no investor interest to buy loans from Cypriot banks
Georgiades expects up to €600m a year from natural gas revenues in 12 years (Updated)
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades expects that Cyprus will annually receive up to €600m in gas revenues inside of 12 years once exploitation of the Aphrodite
Government buys back bonds worth €214m, PDMO says
The state bought back outstanding government bonds maturing in 2020 and 2021 with a face value of €214m, the public debt management office said. The
Compensating bondholders entails moral hazard, fiscal watchdog warns
By Stelios Orphanides A proposal to compensate depositors and bondholders who lost money in Cyprus’s banking crisis tabled by DIKO chairman Nicolas Papadopoulos may entail
‘It’s ancient history’: forward-looking investors mull new Greek bond foray
Fund managers, some of whom lent money to Athens in an ill-fated return to markets two years ago, are considering buying another bond planned for
Cyprus government bond yields rise on Monday
The secondary market yields of Cyprus’s government bond maturing in November 2025 rose to 3.92 per cent on Monday which is 16 basis points above
Government debt expected to decline to 80% of GDP by 2020
By Stelios Orphanides The public debt management office said it expected that a combination of positive, albeit low growth, and fiscal surpluses, would lead to
Stalled reform process to blame for rising borrowing costs: BoC senior economist
The currently modest increase in the yields of government bonds, amid declining borrowing costs for most euro area members, reflects the slowdown of the Cypriot
Yields on Cypriot bonds rise as programme phases out (Update-1)
By Stelios Orphanides As Cyprus prepares for a clean exit from its adjustment programme next month, the yields on its government bonds in the secondary