L'essor des marchés des obligations d'entreprise en Asie de l'Est et en Amérique latine

Facundo Abraham, Juan J. Cortina and Sergio Schmukler

Revue d'économie financière, 2021, vol. N° 141, issue 1, 45-70

Abstract: Firms in East Asia and Latin America expanded their borrowing activity by increasing bond issuances during 2010-2019. A higher demand of corporate bonds by institutional investors played a key role in this development. East Asian firms mainly borrowed from domestic investors issuing local currency denominated bonds. Latin American firms mainly borrowed from foreign investors issuing foreign currency denominated bonds. As bond financing expanded, borrowing firms increased their leverage positions and worsened their financial performance. Higher borrowing has exposed firms to different risks heightened by the pandemic crisis. Risks in East Asia have been more related to higher amounts of borrowing than in Latin America and to the participation of smaller firms, which tend to have fewer financing options and issue debt at shorter maturities. Latin American firms have been more exposed to external factors and currency depreciations because they have relied more heavily on foreign financing in foreign currency. Classification JEL : F32, F34, F65, G00, G10, G15, G30.

JEL-codes: F32 F34 F65 G00 G10 G15 G30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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