Japanese investment bank has admitted it was part of a controversial deal with Goldman Sachs to buy Venezuelan government bonds. Nomura Securities said it also bought about US$100m worth of the bonds last week, according to Reuters reports. Goldman Sachs has faced fierce criticism for its purchase of $2.8bn worth of similar bonds.
Uruguay started marketing a sale of 10-year Samurai bonds guaranteed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, according to reports in the Montevideo and Tokyo financial press.