Small investors flex their muscles

Headline: Small investors flex their musclesSource: EuromoneyDate: October 2000Author: Michael Peterson more on Latin America more on Bonds Emerging market governments can default on their international bonds with impunity. That seemed to be the clear message on August 23 when Ecuador secured the support of 99% of investors for its offer to swap defaulted Brady […]

Headline: Small investors flex their muscles
Source: Euromoney
Date: October 2000
Author: Michael Peterson

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Emerging market governments can default on their international bonds with impunity. That seemed to be the clear message on August 23 when Ecuador secured the support of 99% of investors for its offer to swap defaulted Brady and Eurobonds for paper worth 41% less than the old debt.

Investors who held out against the deal have discussed setting up a group to sue Ecuador, but there may be too few of them to make it worth bringing a suit.









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