Nothing 'devious' in new bond deal

Thu, Nov 16th 2017, 10:00 AM

 

FINANCE Minister K Peter Turnquest yesterday defended the Minnis administration’s securing of a $750m US bond, insisting there was nothing “devious” or “surreptitious” about the way in which the transaction was handled, adding it would have a “neutral” impact on the country’s debt levels.
Speaking in the House of Assembly, the deputy prime minister sought to explain the details surrounding the government’s success at issuing the multimillion-dollar bond on the international market...

FINANCE Minister K Peter Turnquest yesterday defended the Minnis administration’s securing of a $750m US bond, insisting there was nothing “devious” or “surreptitious” about the way in which the transaction was handled, adding it would have a “neutral” impact on the country’s debt levels.

Speaking in the House of Assembly, the deputy prime minister sought to explain the details surrounding the government’s success at issuing the multimillion-dollar bond on the international market...

 

 

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