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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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South Africa has opened books on its first sovereign trade this year and is looking to capitalise on goodwill towards president Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic transformation efforts. It hopes to offset the recent spread widening that has followed weakness in the rand — and in broader emerging markets — as a result of the stronger dollar. -
Arab Republic of Egypt’s bonds have rallied 50bp since last week with investors acting on a positive endorsement from Standard & Poor’s. Analysts say that any positive signals or third party endorsements will become increasingly important to the buyside as credit differentiation comes into play.
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The Republic of Ghana raised $2bn with a dual tranche 10 and 30 year bond issue on Thursday, timing the deal well as emerging market assets rallied after several days of weakness.
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The Republic of Ghana was set to price its dollar dual tranche bond as GlobalCapital went to press on Thursday evening, having picked a phenomenal day for a deal, with the bonds of several African sovereigns bouncing two points.
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The Republic of Ghana is taking advantage of a more stable day in emerging market currency trading to print its bond, though the country’s outstanding paper has widened during the roadshow.
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African Export-Import Bank is setting off on a dollar roadshow to market a benchmark, Reg S dollar bond with a tenor of five to seven years.
