Astana International Exchange (AIX) is pleased to announce that the Government of Kazakhstan acting through the Ministry of Finance successfully issued a 10-years benchmark Eurobond denominated in US Dollars. The Eurobonds amounting to US$1.5bn carry a coupon rate of 4.714% p.a. and have been offered on both AIX and the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The volume of orders on AIX for the Eurobonds amounted to $322m. As a result of the allocation, AIX investors have received Eurobonds worth $189.37m.
Local and international markets generated an order book in excess of US$5bln or 4x oversubscription which resulted into the final coupon rate to drop to 4.714%, equivalent to a 88 bps premium to US Treasuries, thereby setting a record low spread for 10-years sovereign debt in emerging markets.
The International organizers and bookrunners were Citibank, J.P. Morgan, Société Générale CIB. BCC Invest was mandated to lead the offering on AIX.