Lebanon Default May Trigger $400 Million Payout to Investors

  • Missed payment may qualify as default for credit insurance
  • Lebanon said it wouldn’t honor $1.2 billion Eurobond

Protesters ram concrete barricades near parliament in Beirut on Feb. 11.

Photographer: Hasan Shaaban/Bloomberg
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Lebanon’s decision to default on its debt to pay for essential goods will probably hand investors a windfall of as much as $400 million.