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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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SPAR BBBEE Retailer Employee Trust and the SPAR BBBEE Employee Trust, have sold 3.8% of Spar Group, the South African supermarket chain, for R1.5bn ($108m) via an accelerated bookbuild that unwound a black economic empowerment scheme set up in 2009. -
The $4bn of loans for Steinhoff’s acquisition of Mattress Firm are in syndication and due to be signed next week, according to a banker involved in the deal.
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South Africa’s dollar debt had dropped up to two cash points on Wednesday after reports that the country’s finance minister could be charged with an offence rocked the market. While investors are concerned, the relentless bid for EM assets contained the sell-off, an EM banker said.
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Activity in equity capital markets looks to be growing after a summer lull. Several large transactions have either been announced or completed in Europe and Africa.
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Activity is ramping up in emerging markets with several mandates coming through this week. While the unrelenting buying of the asset class continues, idiosyncratic risks are a reminder of the volatility that can arise.
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The renminbi rejoined the top five of most used payment currencies in the July rankings from Swift, with South Africa seeing considerable growth in renminbi payments in the past year, the organisation said on August 24.
