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Observers have questioned why the country is issuing debt at this price
The seven year dollar bond's yield will likely be one of the highest in CEEMEA in the last few years
The familiar problem of inter-creditor opacity has also reappeared
Company in 'no doubt' a public trade would have delivered better pricing
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South Africa’s Eskom has signed a $2.5bn loan from China Development Bank, securing almost two thirds of its funding requirements for the financial year amid speculation that the troubled state run power company might buy back its 2021 bonds. -
With African bond volumes set to hit an all-time high this year, it would be easy to interpret the record-breaking number as an indication that investors are set to stand by Africa as a storm hits EM. But that would be wrong — EM investors largely think that African bonds are going to tank, or at least struggle, it’s just that they are all betting on getting out first.
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Grim trading in African bonds this year has not stopped DCM and syndicate bankers predicting that African Eurobond volumes will blast past historical records to hit a new high in 2018. With Angola forging ahead this week with a tap that broke a dollar hiatus of more than a month in the CEEMEA market, they look set to be proved right, writes Francesca Young.
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More Nigerian banks are looking to come to the syndicated loan market late this quarter, with lenders fighting to win mandates.
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South Africa’s Investec Bank has doubled the size from launch of its two year syndicated term loan to $600m, after a 'significant' oversubscription.
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The Republic of Angola has tapped the $1.25bn 9.375% 2048s it sold in May for a further $500m, marking the first dollar bond printed in the CEEMEA market for over a month. The deal was anchored by reverse enquiry.
