Monday 24 November 2014
The Treasury & Resources Department has progressed preparations for the issuance of an inaugural States of Guernsey Bond and announces a series of fixed income investor meetings commencing 27 November 2014
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The States of Guernsey through its bookrunners Barclays, Deutsche Bank and RBC Capital Markets has announced to the market its intention to issue a long dated Sterling benchmark bond subject to market conditions.
A series of investor meetings will be held in Guernsey, London and Edinburgh commencing 27 November 2014.
On 29 October 2014 the international credit rating agency, Standard & Poor's, confirmed they had assigned an 'AA+ / A-1+' stable outlook credit rating to the States of Guernsey.
Deputy Gavin St Pier, Minister for Treasury and Resources, said:
"We are delighted to be working with world-class financial institutions that have a strong Guernsey presence.
"The proposed bond issuance is not about raising money to spend. It is about refinancing more cost effectively our public sector trading entities, all of which have income streams to support their own borrowings. It will help us make sure our assets work better for us, and ensure that the borrowing we have is consolidated and done in a way that gets a better deal for the Island."
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