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Asia-Pacific Governments Set To Borrow US$2 Trillion In 2005, Report Says Feb 05
Standard & Poors, Feb 2005
Abstract
MELBOURNE (Standard & Poor's) Feb. 14, 2005--Asia-Pacific governments are forecast to issue medium- and long-term sovereign debt issues exceeding the equivalent of US$2 trillion in 2005, bringing total sovereign outstanding debt from the region to more than US$10 trillion, said Standard & Poor's Ratings Services in a report released today, entitled: Sovereign Issuance Outlook: Asia-Pacific Governments To Borrow US$2 Trillion In 2005. 'Issuance remains robust as governments take advantage of a still relatively benign interest rate environment, improved credit fundamentals, and tight spreads over U.S. Treasuries,' said Standard & Poor's credit analyst Brendan Flynn, director, Pacific Sovereign and International Public Finance Ratings Group. 'Although sovereign debt issuance is forecast to grow at a healthy clip in 2005, the pace is...
Companies mentioned in this report are: Australia (Commonwealth of) (Unsolicited Ratings),New Zealand,Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region),Malaysia,Thailand (Kingdom of),Korea (Republic of),Singapore (Republic of) (Unsolicited Ratings),Taiwan (Republic of China) (Unsolicited Ratings),India (Republic of) (Unsolicited Ratings),China (People's Republic of ),Indonesia (Republic of),Philippines (Republic of the),Pakistan (Islamic Republic of),Cook Islands,Papua New Guinea (Independent State of),Mongolia,Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)
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