Africa Loans
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Development finance institution gains new lenders with oversubscribed loan increased to $1.6bn
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Pair of loans with support from Bpifrance, AfDB and IsDB offer two ways to raise capital
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South Africa's leading bank signals strong commitment to ESG
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Japanese investors are keen on investment grade rated African debt
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Bankers look for deals to restart market once interest rates have peaked
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African development finance institution finds loans cheaper at the moment
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Evidence emerges of banks discriminating over lending and bond mandates
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The $750m loan is the first facility linked to both environmental and social KPIs issued by a South African bank
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Project intended to increase supply of copper and cobalt for the energy transition
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Irish energy company seeks $750m from bank consortium headed by Afreximbank
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The $306m sustainability-linked loan funds assets in seven African countries
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State-owned borrower signs loan after Ghana begins talks with IMF
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Banks were keen on the borrower despite Ghana’s financial woes
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Borrowers are reluctant to make deals more complicated when securing any loan is tough
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Hopes IMF programme will help restore market access
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Both lenders and borrowers hate the pricing on offer, depending on which part of the market they occupy
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EM borrowers turning to bank finance but loan market window will not last forever
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Western lenders had planned to stand by Russia until the invasion of Ukraine in February
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African infrastructure investor widened its lender pool and secured a tight spread on new loan
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Days after the Tunisian President Kais Saied shocked the world by freezing parliament and boosting his executive power, sources say that investors have little to be concerned about as conversations with the IMF continue to progress. The political saga, which some are calling ‘much-needed’, will not impact Tunisia’s ability to service its debt.
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The Republic of Rwanda is set to return to the international bond market for a dollar bond, joining a club of sub-Saharan African sovereigns that have taken advantage of attractive funding conditions in recent weeks.
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South Africa, historically one of the continent’s most favoured issuers, has come under intense investor scrutiny as it faces a wave of domestic unrest.
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The London branch of South African lender Investec has successfully debuted in the sustainability-linked syndicated loan market.
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South African bank Investec is inviting Asian lenders to join a $450m sustainability-linked loan that is being syndicated globally.