About six billion of it is in Islamic bonds, including a three and a half billion dollar bond set for repayment on Monday.

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If investors buy the Brazilian dollar bonds, yields are around 4% compared to 12.5% for local currency bonds.

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The dollar bonds were sold at three percentage points over the midswap rate, a benchmark, equivalent to a 4.03% yield.

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At the same time, issuers command lower coupons on synthetic yuan bonds than dollar bonds, pocketing the difference, though they forego any gains on renminbi appreciation.

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