World's Biggest Sovereign Fund Buys Up Downgraded Colombia Debt
Norway's central bank, which manages nearly $2 trillion in assets, bought about $420 million of Colombia's local peso bonds, or TES, last month, according to data from Colombia's Comptroller's Office. The Norwegian fund alone has been responsible for half of all net purchases by foreign bondholders in the first half of the year.
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