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  • The Arab Republic of Egypt has hired a group of international banks to arrange its debut green bond. Though the deal will be the first sovereign issue of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region, it adds to a string of green issuance from corporates and banks, which are developing a taste for ESG-linked debt.
  • Frontier market bond issuance dropped in 2019, with sovereign issuance at its lowest figure since 2011, amid signs that private-sector creditors are pulling back from riskier countries.
  • Tanzania’s Ministry of Finance has raised a $1.46bn loan — its largest foreign loan to date — to finance the construction of a railway from Dar es Salaam to the centre of the country. The loan is being provided by a number of development banks and credit agencies.
  • The three founders of Transaction Capital, the South African financial services firm, have sold down R1.62bn ($108m) of stock via an accelerated bookbuild.
  • Saudi Arabian food and beverage producer Almarai has secured a $100m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to support expansion in Egypt and Jordan.
  • Ninety One, the asset management division of Investec, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, formally launching what is likely to be one of the largest UK IPOs this quarter.