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  • Some European and US investors are beginning to reconsider their involvement in Africa as a result of the spread of the Ebola virus, but local market specialists warned this week against a panic reaction to the epidemic, writes Olivier Holmey.
  • The sharp selloff in emerging market bonds caused by the severe volatility in US Treasuries on Wednesday hit Africa bond markets the hardest. A perfect storm engulfed the continent’s bond trading — EM investors alarmed by the Treasuries move, falling oil prices and fears over Ebola smashed any remaining resolve among investors in African bonds.
  • Good environment, social and corporate governance practices are moving from a bonus for investors to a commercial necessity, which is likely to add extra challenges for investors and issuers in Africa.
  • The sharp sell off in emerging market bonds, caused by the severe volatility in US Treasuries on Wednesday, has hit Africa bond markets the hardest. A “perfect storm” has engulfed the continent’s bonds — EM investors alarmed by the Treasuries move, falling oil prices and continued fears around the spread of Ebola combined to smash any remaining resolve left in investors trading in African bonds.
  • Don’t switch off. Ebola may not have hit your P&L yet, but it’s going to, soon, and hard, whatever your job is. And look at the charts. The logic is inexorable: the longer we take to overcome the disease, the worse the cost will be – for the global economy and in human life. This is not about a few percentage points of GDP. Modern civilisation itself is at risk.
  • Côte d’Ivoire has developed a taste for the international capital markets. After a successful $750m Eurobond in July, prime minister and finance minister Daniel Kablan Duncan tells Emerging Markets about his plans to raise $1bn on the international markets