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  • A slip-up by Ghana last week has done little to derail investor appetite for African credit and with the low rate environment set to continue, bankers expect no letup in the voracious bid for Africa, which is good news for those sovereigns already lining up trades.
  • Steinhoff has agreed a loan with one new lender and bumped up its bridge facility with Crédit Agricole and UniCredit. The steps were taken to support the retailer’s increased offer for the UK’s discount retailer Poundland.
  • The deadline for responses to Egypt’s RFP passed at noon in Cairo on Thursday with a decision on the mandate expected as soon as early next week, said one DCM banker.
  • European equity capital markets remain muted ahead of what many participants expect to be an extremely busy autumn window. Yet in London, there is one live deal of substantial size progressing steadily towards completion.
  • Ghana bought back $100m of its outstanding 2017s on Tuesday after postponing a new issue last week which was due to finance a much larger buy-back. Ghana’s bonds have since rallied, bringing the country’s borrowing costs down substantially, according to a fixed income investor.
  • CEE
    CEEMEA primary markets have finally become a victim of the summer heat but there’s no snoozing on the beach for syndicate bankers. Planning for the second half of the year has already started in earnest.