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Corporate bond issuance during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison with the global financial crisis

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  • Roberto Pascual González

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In the early stages of the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 crisis, bond issuance by non-financial and non-bank financial corporations in the developed economies hit record levels. However, the underlying reasons for this are different: during the global financial crisis, bond issuances were made to replace bank loans, whereas during the COVID-19 pandemic they have been made to address a liquidity problem caused by the restrictive measures adopted to combat the virus. There are also significant differences between the issuances made during the two crises; notably the considerable decline in financing costs on account of lower market interest rates, which may partly explain the longer average duration of bonds, and the greater use of funds to refinance existing liabilities. The issuance of high-yield bonds has also risen and the sectoral breakdown of the issuers has changed.

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  • Roberto Pascual González, 2021. "Corporate bond issuance during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison with the global financial crisis," Economic Bulletin, Banco de España, issue 4/2021.
    • Handle: RePEc:bde:journl:y:2021:i:04:d:aa:n:33
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    Keywords

    debt issuance; corporate bonds; global financial crisis; COVID-19; pandemic.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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