The Record-Breaking Verizon Bond Deal Is Bigger Than These 7 Economies

MarketWatch bond reporter Ben Eisen points out that the Verizon bond deal - the largest corporate bond offering ever, at $49 billion - is bigger than the entire economy of Luxembourg (which sports a GDP of $42 billion, according to the IMF).

To put the offering further into perspective, here are a few other economies smaller than the size of the Verizon deal, which prices today:

• Honduras (GDP $38 billion)
• Latvia (GDP $37 billion)
• Afghanistan (GDP $31.8 billion)
• Democratic Republic of Congo (GDP $27.5 billion)
• Jamaica (GDP $25.2 billion)
• Cyprus (GDP $23.6 billion)

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