QUASI-SOVEREIGN SECURITIES?

"What are the differences between Quasi Sovereign bonds and Sovereign bonds with regard to safety in investment?"

The "quasi" part means that it is easier for the govt to default on the debt. The big example is Dubai World (which you can Google) which was quasi-sovereign debt that defaulted and the govt did not default on its sovereign debt. In the US, the big provider is FNMA/FHLMC and nobody exactly knows if teh govt could withdraw its guarantee on those bonds (it would be a huge disaster so they probably won't).

"In case the agency bankrupts, can the bond holders get back all their money from the government?" It depends on the quality of the guarantee. For instance US GNMA and German KFW paper is as creditworthy as govt debt. There is the full faith and credit behind the paper. At the other end is Dubai World, where people did not get paid.

"Is Lehman Brothers Bond Quasi Sovereign bond?" Is that a joke? Of course not.

It is very an identical, besides the Russians do not come correct out and say it just like the chinese language do, that they believe Georgia belongs to them. If it weren'y for his or her pre-occupation with the Olympics, i ponder if China would not be stirring up some shiit with Taiwan right now. Boy, GWB would have got to clone Condi Rice if that happened. As it's he has her globe hopping in every single place the place placing out fires. If nothing else, this can be a real excellent lesson about spreading your self too thin. Iraq is giving us the fairway light to vacate, we will have to bale with first-rate dispatch and allow them to handle their possess Marshall Plan with that $seventy nine Billion they count on to make on oil this 12 months ! Don't suppose for a minute that Russia is innocent in all this. Russia wish to control the oil flowing via Georgia, and this gave them the excuse to just do that. Is it any wonder why the Russians are taking their sweet @ss time vacating. It is my wager they will not vacate except they make a decision the time is not proper to confront the U.S. Or the united states and NATO !