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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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Domestic opposition could derail Egypt’s IMF deal and threaten plans for a dollar market return, analysts have warned. -
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is signing banks into its $250m Asia focused loan this week and has sent out requests for proposals for a much larger deal.
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Banks are signing documents for the $4bn of acquisition loans for South African-based Steinhoff on Wednesday. The deal has gone “better than expected,” according to one lead banker.
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The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA) has chosen seven banks to lead its latest loan refinancing which launched into syndication this week.
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South Africa was thrown into financial uncertainty this week as its finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, became embroiled in a corruption probe by the country’s elite police unit, the Hawks. Volatility hit local currency bonds, which remain some 50bp wider, but the country’s sovereign curve is already recovering and in equities and loans it is business as usual. But some say this underplays the risk of investing in South African assets.
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The sun continued to shine on South African equity capital markets this week, despite growing political volatility.
