Ep 135 - El Salvador’s Warrants: Bukele’s Folly? (ft. Ben Heller)
El Salvador’s Warrants: Bukele’s Folly? El Salva…
Clauses & Controversies · Mitu Gulati & Mark Weidemaier
April 29, 202433m 27s
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El Salvador’s Warrants: Bukele’s Folly?
El Salvador has issued a new bond, using part of the proceeds to buy back some bonds that mature in the relatively near term. The issuance includes a detachable warrant that pays up to an additional 4% if El Salvador does not get an IMF program in place soon (or achieve a higher credit rating). The issuance has been characterized as a way to convince investors that El Salvador really is serious about striking an IMF deal. But the whole thing strikes us as loony tunes. Which is it? We ask EM guru Ben Heller.
Producer: Leanna Doty