Two, one is highly dubious and both lacked secondaries.
Good news, Russian assets on the decline.But the article didn’t point out 2 very big possible future problems1. That there won’t be enough capital available to meet the Government’s financing needs2. The public lose confidence in the government’s ability to PAY OUT on the bonds.It’s important to realize that if the Russian Government isn’t able toIncrease Enough Revenue (through new taxes, fees, nationalizations)Cut CostsSecure Financing (Bond)To deal with their skyrocketing expensesTHEN…