OREANDA-NEWS. On 18 and 23 June 2015 ALROSA repaid Series 20–23 commercial bonds totaling RUB 10 bn that were placed on Moscow Exchange in June 2010.

The bonds were repaid through a liquidity source of cash accumulated earlier on bank deposits. As a result, ALROSA reduced loans and borrowings from \$3.5 bn to \$3.3 bn.

In October 2015, ALROSA is set to repay ruble bonds series BO-01 and BO-02 placed in October 2012 totaling RUB 10 bn. ALROSA plans to repay these bonds from cash currently accumulated on bank deposits worth of more than RUB 37 bn.