Mongolia pays off USD 1.5 billion Chinggis Bond
EconomyUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. Today, on December 6, the Prime
Minister of Mongolia, L. Oyun-Erdene, announced that the Mongolian government
has repaid in full its inaugural USD 1.5 billion Chinggis bond in a bid to
manage its debt profile.
Before the meeting with the press, the Prime Minister
authorized the Minister of Finance to transfer the remaining USD 136 million of
Chinggis Bond debt and signed the relevant order.
In 2012, the Government of Mongolia issued Chinggis Bond,
raising USD 1.5 billion with a condition to repay USD 500 million in 2018 and
the remaining USD 1 billion in 2022. According to the condition, the first part
of the debt and its interest were repaid on January 5,
2018.