Friday, May 04, 2007

Vietnam Steel raises 25 million US$ by selling bonds

State-owned Vietnam Steel Corp. aims to raise 400 billion dong (nearly $25 million) in a dong bond issue scheduled for May 10, bond underwriter Vietcombank said on Friday.

The 5-year bonds, with a face value of 100,000 dong, would carry an annual coupon of 9.5%, Vietcombank said in a statement.

Vietnamese companies have been switching to bonds as bank loans usually carry an annual interest of 12 to 15%.

Source: Reuters

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