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The country is unlikely to issue new dollar bonds in the near future despite a big rally in yields
Underwriting left unused after deal is 33% oversubscribed
Simbah Mutasa and Sjoerd Van Hooijdonk step up from regional leadership roles
New government is seeking an IMF deal, which will likely require a debt rework
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The African loan market is awash with bank and financial company business, with two firms from different countries circling for financing, while one has already landed a deal.
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Sukuk is breaking free of regional boundaries to become an increasingly global market, senior IMF economists have told IFIS. Concentration risk is still one the biggest challenges for the growing market, but they expect the clear benefits of issuing sukuk bring more and more new issuers into the fold. -
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
