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The yield was ultra high but Congo had little room to manoeuvre
Benin showed Islamic issuance is a viable market for sub-Saharan African sovereigns
Observers have questioned why the country is issuing debt at this price
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  • Emerging markets-focused miner First Quantum Minerals had released price guidance of 7%-7.25% for its $650m eight year bond and was looking to price the deal on Thursday evening in London.
  • South Africa's FirstRand Bank made its Swiss franc debut on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the second issuer from the country to tap the market in recent years. The investor bid was strong enough for the issuer to follow up with a swift increase the day after pricing.
  • Nigerian Diamond Bank has picked Citi to arrange a roadshow for a senior unsecured dollar bond, having failed twice before to print subordinated debt via two other sets of lead managers. The bank is expected to print a $300m five year senior note, according to a syndicate official away from the senior note.
  • Florian von Hartig is leaving his role as global head of DCM to move to Standard Bank’s global markets business. Megan McDonald is moving to London in July to take up that position.
  • Emerging markets-focused miner First Quantum Minerals has released price guidance of 7%-7.25% for its $650m eight year bond, a level indicating that leads could push pricing inside the yield level at which FQM last came to the market in 2012.
  • South Africa's FirstRand Bank made its Swiss franc debut on Tuesday afternoon, with leads able to outstrip the issuer's minimum size ambitions.