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Saudi's SABIC Signs Agreement to Study Feasibility of Investing in Polish Petrochemical Sector

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) is seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) is seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo
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Saudi's SABIC Signs Agreement to Study Feasibility of Investing in Polish Petrochemical Sector

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) is seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) is seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo

Saudi petrochemical company SABIC has signed a joint development agreement with Saudi Aramco and PKN ORLEN, the largest energy group in Poland, to jointly assess the technical and economic feasibility of establishing a petrochemical production project in Gdańsk, Poland.

Acting CEO of SABIC Eng. Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Fageeh said the company's position and global presence in the chemicals sector contributed to providing innovative solutions that focus on customers in Europe and the world.

He added that the joint development agreement laid the first cornerstones towards a potential partnership with Aramco and PKN ORLEN in petrochemical production.

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Sri Lanka's Bondholders Sign Off on $12.55 Bln Debt Overhaul

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship sails towards Colombo Harbour as a Sri Lankan national flag is seen, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship sails towards Colombo Harbour as a Sri Lankan national flag is seen, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
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Sri Lanka's Bondholders Sign Off on $12.55 Bln Debt Overhaul

FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship sails towards Colombo Harbour as a Sri Lankan national flag is seen, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship sails towards Colombo Harbour as a Sri Lankan national flag is seen, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 23, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Sri Lanka's bondholders signed off on the government's proposal to restructure its $12.55 billion of international bonds, a key step in finalizing the island nation's debt overhaul.

Final results showed holders representing 97.86% of the outstanding principal on the existing bonds voted in favor of the plan, which will swap Sri Lanka's defaulted bonds for a series of new fixed income instruments, the government said in a statement dated Dec. 16.

Sri Lanka defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time in May 2022 due to its high debt burden and dwindling foreign exchange reserves.

With the finalizing of the bond exchange, Sri Lanka will become the fourth country to conclude a restructuring of its bonds this year, following in the footsteps of Ghana, Ukraine and Zambia, Reuters reported.

The South Asian island nation's new instruments include a governance-linked bond, which offers a 75-basis-point reduction in the interest rate payable if Sri Lanka meets certain governance targets, and several bonds linked to economic performance.

A breakdown of the data showed investor support across all bar one of the bonds - the 2022 maturity - passed the threshold required that would see the whole bond swapped out in its entirety for the newly created instruments.

In the 2022 bond, which does not feature so-called aggregated collective action clauses, holders representing just 73.13% voted in support of the proposal.