Volatility hits Kenya’s $2bn Eurobond close to maturity

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Eurobonds attract a fixed rate of interest during the life of the loan.

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The price of Kenya’s maturing $2 billion (Sh306 billion) Eurobond has become volatile in secondary market trading as investors angle for a potential premium when the government settles a $300 million instalment of the bond later this month.

The 10-year sovereign bond, which was floated in June 2014 and trades on the Irish stock market, has seen its yields move up or down by more than a percentage point every week since the beginning of November.

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