diaspora bonds for education suhas ketkar vanderbilt university & dilip ratha the world bank
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Diaspora Bonds for Diaspora Bonds for EducationEducation
Suhas KetkarSuhas KetkarVanderbilt UniversityVanderbilt University
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Dilip RathaDilip RathaThe World BankThe World Bank
Diaspora Bonds: IntroductionDiaspora Bonds: Introduction Definition: Bonds issued by a country to Definition: Bonds issued by a country to
its own Diaspora to tap in their wealth in its own Diaspora to tap in their wealth in the adopted developed countries the adopted developed countries
Examples: State of Israel bonds, RIBs Examples: State of Israel bonds, RIBs and IMDs from India, also bonds issued by and IMDs from India, also bonds issued by Lebanon and Sri LankaLebanon and Sri Lanka
Greece preparing to issue DBsGreece preparing to issue DBs Diaspora in US from Haiti, Kenya, Rwanda Diaspora in US from Haiti, Kenya, Rwanda
& Nigeria have expressed interest in DBs & Nigeria have expressed interest in DBs
Main messagesMain messages
Israel has tapped Jewish since 1951 raising Israel has tapped Jewish since 1951 raising nearly US$30 billion; annual issuance $1.0 to nearly US$30 billion; annual issuance $1.0 to 1.5 b in recent years1.5 b in recent years
India has issued DBs on three occasions to India has issued DBs on three occasions to raise $11 b raise $11 b
Many other countries with large diaspora can Many other countries with large diaspora can potentially do the samepotentially do the same
But diaspora bonds to fund basic education But diaspora bonds to fund basic education would require additional credit enhancements & would require additional credit enhancements & investor protectionsinvestor protections
Diaspora Bonds: IntroductionDiaspora Bonds: Introduction
Attraction for issuing countries:Attraction for issuing countries: Patriotic discountPatriotic discount Stable source of finance, esp. in bad timesStable source of finance, esp. in bad times Support to sovereign credit ratingSupport to sovereign credit rating
Attraction for investors:Attraction for investors: Patriotism & desire to do “good” in the country Patriotism & desire to do “good” in the country
of origin of origin Risk management – Diaspora investors are Risk management – Diaspora investors are
likely to view the risk of receiving debt service likely to view the risk of receiving debt service in local currency with much less trepidationin local currency with much less trepidation
Diaspora Bonds: Israel vs. IndiaDiaspora Bonds: Israel vs. India IsraelIsrael IndiaIndia
Annual issuance since 1951Annual issuance since 1951 Opportunistic issuance in 1991, Opportunistic issuance in 1991, 1998 and 20001998 and 2000
Development oriented borrowings Development oriented borrowings Balance of payments supportBalance of payments support
Large though declining patriotic Large though declining patriotic discountdiscount
Small patriotic discount, if anySmall patriotic discount, if any
Fixed, floating rate bonds and notes Fixed, floating rate bonds and notes Fixed rate bondsFixed rate bonds
Maturities from 1 to 20 years with Maturities from 1 to 20 years with bullet repaymentbullet repayment
Five year with bullet maturityFive year with bullet maturity
Direct distribution by DCIDirect distribution by DCI SBI distribution in conjunction with SBI distribution in conjunction with int'l banksint'l banks
Targeted towards but not limited to Targeted towards but not limited to diaspora diaspora
Limited to diasporaLimited to diaspora
SEC registeredSEC registered No SEC registration No SEC registration
Non-negotiableNon-negotiable Non-negotiableNon-negotiable
Non-volatileNon-volatile Non-volatileNon-volatile
Potential for DB IssuancePotential for DB IssuanceDiaspora savings of developing regions
Diaspora stock
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Diaspora savings
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GDPDeveloping countries 161.5 397.5 2.40%East Asia & Pacific 21.7 83.9 1.30%Europe & Central Asia 43 72.9 2.80%Latin America & Caribbean 30.2 116 2.90%Middle East 9.3 18.9 3.50%North Africa 8.7 22.3 4.30%Sub-Saharan Africa 21.8 30.4 3.20%South Asia 26.7 53.2 3.30%Low income countries 27.7 34.4 9.00%Middle income countries 133.8 363.1 2.30%
Potential for DB IssuancePotential for DB IssuanceDiaspora savings of developing countries
Diaspora savings
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Bangladesh 5.4 4.6 29.90%Haiti 1 3.7 ..Afghanistan 2.4 2.6 ..Ghana 0.8 2 85.40%Ethiopia 0.6 1.9 157.10%Kenya 0.5 1.8 78.10%Somalia 0.8 1.8 ..Zimbabwe 1.3 1.6 ..Korea, Dem Rep. 0.3 1.4 ..Cambodia 0.4 1.3 73.40%Lao PDR 0.4 1.3 ..Congo, D.R. 0.9 1.1 59.20%Nepal 1 1 98.90%Myanmar 0.5 0.8 ..Uganda 0.8 0.6 31.90%Kyrgyz Republic 0.6 0.6 ..Liberia 0.4 0.6 ..Mozambique 1.2 0.6 264.60%Tajikistan 0.8 0.5 ..Tanzania 0.3 0.5 ..
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Adapting DBs for EducationAdapting DBs for EducationCorruption
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IndiaInvestment Poland ChinaGrade South Korea Mexico Algeria
Hungary BrazilIsrael Czech Republic
Slovak Republic
Romania PhilippinesSerbia Nigeria
Colombia PakistanSpeculative Jordan Sri Lanka EgyptGrade Albania Sudan
Jamaica NepalSenegal KenyaMoldova Haiti
Adapting DBs for EducationAdapting DBs for EducationExamples of credit enhancement:
Seek guarantees from multilateral/bilateral agencies or foundations – $750 to 800 m in global private aid to education used to provide guarantees could raise $5 b in bond funding • Encourage developing country banks to securitize future USD receivables from credit card vouchers, workers’ remittances, and DPRs to raise financing & use proceeds to provide loans to schools • Extend partial local currency denominated IFC guarantees, which are currently available to support partner bank loans to schools in developing countries, to diaspora bondholder• Explore possibility of Education Venture Funds providing guarantees
Adapting DBs for EducationAdapting DBs for Education
Examples of investor protections:
• Channel proceeds from diaspora bonds to existing education funding structures – Multi-Donor Trust Funds, Education Pooled Funds and Catalytic Funds that are managed as partnership between governments and their development associates• Establish Independent State Authorities to manage education funds especially where normal channels of providing public services have broken down • Issue bonds against achieved results such as number of students who finish primary school & reach a minimum level of achievement
Adapting DBs for EducationAdapting DBs for Education
A nascent idea: Higher education supporting basic education:• Have a well established medical school in a country in sub-Saharan Africa, say Ghana, accept 50 diaspora students every year with each paying US$25,000 in tuition, generating a revenue stream of $3.8 m per year• Subtracting cost of training diaspora students, estimated at US$1.55 m, and some additional costs of US$0.75 m would still leave US$1.5 m in surplus cash flow • At 5% coupon this could support debt of US$30 m into perpetuity, which can be used for basic education• Similar schemes can be extended to business and technical education for diaspora children
ConclusionsConclusions Diaspora bonds have been used by IsraelDiaspora bonds have been used by Israel
& India with success& India with success A number of other countries are potential A number of other countries are potential
candidates for issuing diaspora bondscandidates for issuing diaspora bonds But credit enhancements via donor But credit enhancements via donor
guarantees or securitization, and investor guarantees or securitization, and investor protections via outside professional fund protections via outside professional fund management would be needed to facilitate management would be needed to facilitate use of diaspora bonds to fund educationuse of diaspora bonds to fund education