PRINCETON – Portuguese authorities recently made a preemptive offer to their country’s creditors: Instead of redeeming bonds maturing in September 2013, the government would stretch its repayment commitment out to October 2015. The deal was concluded on October 3, and has been interpreted as a successful market test for Portugal.
普林斯顿—葡萄牙当局最近先发制人给该国债权人来了个下马威：它将不会履行2013年9月到期债权的偿还义务，而是将偿还期限延长到2015年。该计划在10月3日宣布，并被解读为葡国政府对市场的成功测试。爱尔兰当局最近也宣布了类似的计划，用短期票据替换长期债券。