Chilean University Completes Rare Bond Sale; South Korean University Accepts Student With Ties to the North

A major private university in Chile has issued a $23-million bond to raise money for an expansion-and-modernization project.

The issuing of a bond is common among colleges in the United States but rare among those in Latin America.

The sale of the eight-year bond by Diego Portales University, in Santiago, was completed last month. The International Finance Corporation, a World Bank affiliate that promotes investments in private businesses in developing countries, assisted the

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