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NEoT Offgrid Africa (NOA) has completed a microfinance securitization of sub-Saharan African solar trade receivables with arrangers with Société Générale and Credit Agricole to help fund renewable electricity across the Ivory Coast. -
South Africa’s Standard Bank has issued a $200m green bond, which was bought by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in its entirety. The deal is the largest green bond ever issued by an African borrower.
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Ghana Cocoa Board's latest entry into international capital markets has been faced with delays as a result of coronavirus, according to bankers. The deal, which was meant to close at the end of January, will now likely close within a few weeks.
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Two block trades in Europe this week have shown that there is still a reasonable bid for some stocks, even during a global equity market meltdown, when many transactions have simply been called off.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt is set to become the first Middle East or North African sovereign to sell a green bond. But there are no “obvious suspects” for a follow-on deal, according to those in the market. While green bond issuance is taking root among the region's other borrower classes, the format has yet to grasp the attention of governments for whom, some say, the challenge of being greener is proving too great, writes Mariam Meskin.
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Stanbic IBTC Holdings, the Nigerian subsidiary of Standard Bank, has raised a loan of $150m from a consortium of international lenders, according to bankers. A number of African banks have come to market over the last 12 months, defying economic and country-specific risks to achieve attractive terms on their financing, a trend that is likely to continue.
