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◆ Why emerging market issuers are doing less in dollars ◆ Republic of Congo located between rock and hard place ◆ The GlobalCapital Podcast was brought to you by the numbers 17, 100 and the whole Alphabet
The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre
Benin showed Islamic issuance is a viable market for sub-Saharan African sovereigns
Observers have questioned why the country is issuing debt at this price
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Despite lingering concerns about its foreign exchange rate regime, Nigeria’s return to the bond market drew an impressive $7.8bn book. So insatiable was demand that the deal dragged the whole sub-Saharan Africa market tighter in secondaries paving the way for some much missed supply from the sector, writes Virginia Furness. -
International banks want quick answers from the Kenyan government on the status of its loan from Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank), which has threatened their bigger syndication for the sovereign just as the mandate is being finalised.
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Nigeria’s 15 year bondlooked to be going strongly on Thursday, with investors piling $4.5bn of orders into the book by lunchtime.
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Tunisia has opted for a two day execution strategy and is collecting indications of interest for its first euro-denominated trade since 2005, with an aim of printing the deal on Friday.
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Nigeria impressed on its roadshow this week but concerns about the country’s FX regime have resulted in a wide range of feedback for pricing from investors.
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The speed and success of Sibanye Gold in closing a loan to back its acquisition of US palladium miner Stillwater, has put South Africa in focus for bankers amid talk that two other acquisition deals out of the country could follow soon.
