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Ecobank Transnational, the pan-African bank based in Togo, hit screens this week for a five year dollar benchmark — its first ever bond. -
The new World Bank president used his first public statement to pledge to increase efforts to ensure China was more transparent in its lending to Africa.
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Urgent action is needed to attract private sector lenders to fill the shortfall in infrastructure finance and ensure low income countries meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), according to leading figures from development banks, the private sector and thinktanks.
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Ecobank Transnational, the pan-African banking group based in Togo, has set the yield for a $400m five year bond at 9.75%. The size indicated is at the lower end of the $400m-$500m range it suggested earlier in the day.
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Sibanye-Stillwater, the South African commodities miner, sold a 108.9m share block in the market on Tuesday night to solidify its balance sheet as the company continues to weather a gold workers' strike and prepares for wage talks with unions for its platinum workers.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt on Thursday printed a €2bn dual tranche euro deal with a massive negative new issue premium of 22bp on the longer bond — one of the largest ever negative concessions on an EM issue. The deal takes Standard Chartered to the top of Dealogic’s league table of CEEMEA bonds, though it is a title to be only briefly held as the Saudi Aramco jumbo bond is expected next week, which other banks are arranging.
