Bayport issues pioneering microfinance Social Bond

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Bayport issues pioneering microfinance Social Bond

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Bayport, the Mauritius-based microfinance company, issued the first African ESG bond outside the supranational sector, printing a $260m three year at 11.5% on Wednesday, and obtaining a social bond second opinion from Sustainalytics, at the suggestion of arranger DNB Markets.

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