WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, December 6, 2024, there will be a bond issue on behalf of the country of Sint Maarten. This bond issue has the following specifications:
NAf 132.000.000,-- bond with a duration of 25 years. The interest rate is based on the Dutch yield curve as of December 4, 2024. The yield as of November 6 for a 25-year loan was 2.784%. The bond will have annual annuity redemption starting on December 6, 2025.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, the Dutch State Treasury Agency (DSTA) will be able to subscribe, and after that, up to Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 12:00 AM, the general public will be able to subscribe to this bond issue at all commercial banks in Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Subscription will take place according to the tender system, in which parties indicate the amount and price for which they wish to participate in the loan, thereby revealing their desired yield.
After the subscription is closed, the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten will publish the price of the issue. Parties that have subscribed for a higher price than the price of issue will receive full allocation. Parties that have subscribed at a price equal to the price of the issue will receive the remaining amount of the issue.
The subscription form and prospectus can be downloaded from our website:
https://www.centralbank.cw/functions/market-operations-payments/government-loans-sint-maarten.
Willemstad, November 30, 2024
CENTRALE BANK VAN CURAÇAO EN SINT MAARTEN
