Jordan and the US on 31 May signed a new loan guarantee agreement, under which the US will guarantee repayment of principal and interest on the issuance of up to $1.5bn in bonds, with tenors not exceeding 10 years.
This is the third US loan guarantee for Jordan, which had previously issued US-guaranteed sovereign bonds worth $1bn in 2014 and $1.25bn in 2013 (MEES, 15 August 2014). (CONTINUED - 364 WORDS)
