A debt security issued by a national government within a given country and denominated in a foreign currency. The foreign currency used will most likely be a hard currency, and may represent significantly more risk to be bondholder.
The government of a country with an unstable economy will tend to denominate its bonds in the currency of a country with a stable economy will tend to denominate its bonds in the currency of a country with a stable economy.
Because of default risk, sovereign bonds tend to be offered at a discount. Brady bonds, which are issued by governments in developing countries, are a popular example of sovereign debt securities.
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