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  • Eskom has released initial price guidance for its $1.5bn dual tranche bond but analysts and syndicate officials seem divided as to whether the premium offered over the sovereign is enough to make it a compelling purchase. But having set modest sizes for the notes, the large majority expect the trade to go well.
  • Eskom, the South African state-run power company, has said it could print its dollar bond as early as tomorrow and has confirmed that it will sell both standalone and government-guaranteed tranches. Investors have a wide range of views on fair value.
  • EM bond markets around the world have been forced by difficult conditions to shut down early for summer. The only trade due this week, from South Africa's Eskom, will have to attract investors that are ready to hunker down and wait for September.
  • Eskom’s return to markets this week is the latest example of how the best bet in the emerging markets is often not on how strong a company is, but how strong its friends are. That is a lesson well remembered for investors, as EM hits a rocky patch.
  • Zambia is looking for options to refinance an increasingly worrying debt pile in the wake of a ratings downgrade.
  • South African state-run power company Eskom is aiming to print a total of $1.5bn and is expecting to sell both guaranteed and unguaranteed tranches of its bond, according to two sources close to the deal.