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CodeGFDD.DM.15
Indicator NameCorporate bond average maturity (years)
Short definitionVolume weighted average maturity of new corporate bond issuance by private entities in industries other than finance, holding companies and insurance in years.
Long definitionDuration of bonds weighted by deal volume. Average maturities are constructed in two steps: i) the maturity of each tranche is weighted by the value of the tranche to estimate the deal level weighted-average maturity, ii) deal-level weighted average maturities are weighted again by the total value of the bond to aggregate to the country-year level.
SourceDebt Capital Market Database, Dealogic; World Bank Global Syndicated Loans and Bonds Database (FinDebt)
TopicDepth
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