MTNL unable to fund escrow for bond interest payment

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AI summary

MTNL has informed exchanges that it could not fund the escrow account in Bank of India for the 5th semi-annual interest payment of 7.80% on its Bond Series VIII-C (INE153A08170), due on May 7, 2026, due to insufficient funds. All MTNL bonds are sovereign guaranteed by the Government of India. Under the Tri-Partite Agreement, in case of default, the Debenture Trustee will invoke the sovereign guarantee and GoI is obliged to make the payment to MTNL, which will then pay bondholders.

Likely market impact

Highlights MTNL's liquidity weakness; bondholders remain protected by sovereign guarantee though payments may be delayed.