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Underwriting left unused after deal is 33% oversubscribed
Simbah Mutasa and Sjoerd Van Hooijdonk step up from regional leadership roles
New government is seeking an IMF deal, which will likely require a debt rework
Paying off external arrears will help get an IMF deal over the line
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Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, a pan-African banking group, is the only CEEMEA issuer to have publicly progressed with bond plans this week, setting the roadshow for its debut dollar bond. A syndicate official on the deal said that lead managers are confident of demand, but a rival questioned whether a single-B rated sub-Saharan issuer could reopen the market. -
Unrealistic pricing expectations are keeping two EM corporate issuers by the wayside after volatile markets forced Atrium to cancel a tender offer combined with a new issue last week.
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African debut issuer Vivo Energy was the only borrower from CEEMEA to make an official mandate announcement this week after sustained weakness in global markets kept seven others on the sidelines, but EM bankers are not predicting sustained periods of stability will return.
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African debut issuer Vivo Energy, the sole distributor of Shell products on the continent, is beginning to market a $400m bond this week.
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More details of Telecom Egypt’s dollar financing have emerged that show the extent of Chinese state support for the company.
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The World Bank’s pandemic bond, launched last June, was innovative in its coverage and objectives. Therefore the recent potential trigger events after outbreaks of Lassa Fever in Nigeria and of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo offer valuable new insight into how the product functions.
