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Angola earns praise for its $2.5bn reopener on Tuesday
A very rare sovereign issuer from CEE is preparing a new bond ahead of a maturity
Consortium of four banks provided financing with one bank new to deal
Anyone who wants to can access the continent's market
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IPO investors in Europe are taking more time over new listings and subjecting each to greater levels of scrutiny than before. -
Sasol, an integrated chemical and energy company, last week announced a five year $1.8bn loan with a range of leading international lenders. The loan is the first corporate one in South Africa since its hotly contested elections in May. Loan bankers expect to see an improvement in borrowing conditions as a number of banks tap the market before year end.
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South Africa’s GDP showed the largest quarterly contraction in a decade, with the sovereign and country’s banks likely to face pressure on their credit metrics as a result.
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Emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) are at risk of a financial crisis as mounting debt levels are making them vulnerable to an economic shock, the World Bank warned this week.
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Investors are calculating the value of Airtel Africa, the African subsidiary of Indian telecoms conglomerate Bharti Airtel, as it is going ahead with a floatation on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
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Ecobank Transnational Inc, the pan-African bank based in Togo, tapped a $500m 9.5% 2024 bond it issued in April for a further $50m on Tuesday. But despite the note being printed flat to the outstanding, according to leads, and the original bond having rallied over 150bp in yield since pricing a month ago, the tap brought the deal in by another 25bp in secondary trading.
