© 2026 GlobalCapital, Derivia Intelligence Limited, company number 15235970, 161 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3AL. All rights reserved.

Accessibility | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Modern Slavery Statement | Event Participant Terms & Conditions | Cookies

Africa

Most recent/Bond comments/Ad

Most recent/Bond comments/Ad

Most recent


Huge geographical range of credits now on offer
The subordinated debt premium was smaller than that offered by some other EM hybrid issuers
At London investor day, supranational reveals deals and plans for new funding and investments, including fully African project financing
The company is the only corporate issuer in North Africa, making it popular for investors
More articles/Ad

More articles/Ad

More articles

  • Standard Bank is set to raise at least $500m by the end of the year, the latest in a series of loans raised by South African banks in the past few months. The deal is expected to have tighter margins than its previous deals, according to market sources.
  • South Africa is back in capital markets for the first time in over a year and the first time since its ratings were placed on negative outlook by Fitch.
  • The African Export-Import Bank sold its $750m 10 year bond on Tuesday from a book of around $3.35bn, with recent low supply from African issuers having helped drive demand for the deal.
  • Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has closed its annual refinancing, securing a $1.3bn facility from a range of international lenders. The facility, Cocobod's second international borrowing this year, has tighter margins than last year's round, illustrating a healthy appetite for one of Africa's most frequent borrowers.
  • Two UK airports set to sell US private placements - Market first as Northern Irish housing association seeks US PPs - Kernel set to secure yet another facility, as EBRD continues Ukrainian push - RMB Mauritius secures loan, months after dollar debt transfer
  • IHS, the Nigerian telecom towers group, hit screens on Wednesday for a dual tranche bond. It received strong demand and the leads were able to tighten the spread and add an extra $300m to the longer tranche.