Economy & Business - September 2019

Pemex restructures debt in bid to fend off downgrade

Mexico by LatinNews 19 September 2019 Modified: 04 October 2019 656 views

Following hot on the heels of a planned cash injection in the 2020 budget, the state oil firm Pemex has issued new bonds, using the proceeds to buy back shorter-term and more expensive debt. This forms part of a broader government effort to avoid a potentially-costly downgrade by the international credit ratings agencies.

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