Argentina: Sovereign benchmark imperative for market takeoff

Leading players in Argentine capital markets say the government must issue a trailblazing Eurobond or global bond if the markets are to take off. The country’s financial markets are more than 20 times smaller than those of Brazil, despite Brazil’s GDP ($1.17 trillion) being less than five times greater than Argentina’s ($250 billion).

Gerardo Mato, HSBC

“The sovereign needs to get this benchmark curve in place so that the provinces and companies can come to market”
Gerardo Mato, HSBC

Leading players in Argentine capital markets say the government must issue a trailblazing Eurobond or global bond if the markets are to take off. The country’s financial markets are more than 20 times smaller than those of Brazil, despite Brazil’s GDP ($1.17 trillion) being less than five times greater than Argentina’s ($250 billion).

Brazil has a mutual funds industry of $525 billion while its neighbour’s is just $8 billion.

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