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African issuers are dominating CEEMEA issuance
The company's curve has massively outperformed the South African sovereign this month
Like Angola's, yields on Sasol bonds have fallen since the Middle East war began
Higher prices and concessions mean many issuers will wait for better days
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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. -
The sun continued to shine on South African equity capital markets this week, despite growing political volatility.
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The $1bn loan for telecoms firm MTN needed an accordion feature to get it to target size, even though the loan market has so far shrugged off the volatility surrounding allegations against the country’s finance minister.
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South African president Jacob Zuma has spoken out in support of the country's troubled finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, but this did little to reassure the market as volatility in local currency bonds and the rand extended into Thursday.
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The loan for South Africa’s MTN, which is partly underwritten by BAML and Citi, may have to include an accordion feature to hit its $1bn target size, said a banker on the deal.
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PPC, the largest listed cement producer in South Africa, has set terms for its R4bn ($280m) rights issue after the deal was almost unanimously approved by shareholders at the start of August.
