Africa Bonds
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South African internet group Naspers and pan-African fibre cable provider Liquid Telecom are looking to add to what has been the busiest month for African issuance since July 2014. But an oil-related sell-off this week may mean tougher conditions for Liquid Telecom in particular next week. -
South Africa-based media group Naspers is looking to add to what has been the busiest month for African issuance since July 2014 but an oil-related sell-off this week suggests that the company may have missed the golden window.
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South Africa’s Sibanye Gold attracted more than $2bn of demand for a debut dual-tranche Eurobond on Tuesday.
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Nigeria priced sub-Saharan Africa’s first diaspora bond comfortably inside initial indications on Tuesday after two days of bookbuilding. However, the bonds, which were printed at 5.625%, had widened to nearly 6% by midday Tuesday and have stayed around that level.
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It is tale of the haves and have nots in EM this week as Argentina’s surprise 100 year bond received a $10bn book but Nigeria’s diaspora bond underwhelmed and prompted a widening of the sub-Saharan African sector.
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Emerging market governments must lead the way in green bonds to encourage corporates to enter the market around the world, according to Rahul Ghosh, a senior credit officer at Moody’s.
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Nigeria is offering around a 30bp premium at price talk for its first diaspora bond as deal watchers asked whether it will really be able to attract $300m of retail investment.
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EM investors have had plenty to play for this week with a boost to Turkish GDP buoying support for Yapi Kredi, and more Russian supply. Qatar remains one to watch however, though the country’s fundamentals have not changed.
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Afreximbank had taken books of $2bn for its new seven year note on Tuesday morning as the bid for African credit gathered pace.
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Systemic corruption, excessive reliance on the courts, and risk of judicial overreach will erode institutional strength, and weigh on growth in South Africa, said Moody’s on Friday as it lowered the country’s rating to Baa3 from Baa2.
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Côte d’Ivoire broke new ground on Thursday with the first euro-denominated trade from a sub-Saharan borrower outside of South Africa. Though the borrower paid up substantially over its dollar curve, it succeeded in its intention to open the market for itself, and for its peers, said bankers on the deal.
