Kazakh cement producer Steppe Cement has repaid bonds issued in November 2012, according to StockMarketWire. The bonds totalled KZT1.49bn (US$4.48m) and were paid out of the cash flow of the company.
The repayment of the bonds reduced the net debt of Steppe Cement to US$16m.
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