Economics
Greece Raises EU3 Billion in Bond Market Return After 3 Years
- Investor interest stems from expectations of economic recovery
- Greece is paying 4.625 percent to borrow for five years
Greece Prepares First Bond Offering Since 2014
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Greece raised 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) in its first tapping of the bond market since 2014, with investors piling in on expectations the worst may be over for what was once the epicenter of Europe’s debt crisis.
Yield-hungry investors welcomed the new Greek paper, which carried a 4.625 percent yield. The sale by the sub-investment-grade rated country drew 6.5 billion euros in more than 200 offers, said a Greek government official, requesting anonymity because the information is not public. Greece’s last five-year bonds in April 2014 priced at 4.95 percent. Greece sold the new bonds along with a tender offer for the notes due 2019.