Argentina Debt Offer Delays Most Principal Until Next Decade
- Interest on new bonds won’t begin accruing until 2022
- Terms of exchange still need to be approved by U.S. SEC
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Argentina unveiled a proposal to restructure foreign bonds that would push back the majority of its debt payments to the next decade.
Holders of the country’s overseas debt are being offered a series of new securities of various maturities, none of which will accrue interest before 2022. No principal will be returned before 2026.