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Busy EM week lines up in wake of Fed


EM debt investors had largely expected a debt treatment would be required
Undisclosed institutional shareholder sells stake in Wednesday evening ABB
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
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  • Tunisia’s first takaful firm, Zitouna Takaful has opened a branch in the north eastern city of Nabeul as part of its expansion strategy.
  • SSA
    The CEEMEA market had a strong opening on Monday morning, with buyers a clear majority in the secondary market and last week’s primary transactions performing well. But borrowers are still opting to hold off until after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on Wednesday.
  • The senior group for South African pharma Aspen's $2bn M&A facility has been disclosed, with lenders from the US, UK, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific making up the banking group.
  • SSA
    The Republic of South Africa printed a well oversubscribed $2bn global bond on Monday, although bankers on and away from the deal disagreed on the new issue premium paid. The initial secondary market performance was stable — arguing in favour of the leads’ strategy. But in less than 48 hours the bonds rose four cash points and bids for South African corporations and financials also improved, which the bookrunners struggled to explain.
  • The Republic of Zambia is in talks with banks for a $600m syndicated loan with a mandate expected to be awarded as soon as Friday. This comes as Tanzania considers bank responses for its own $700m loan.
  • FIG
    After months of receiving pitches, Nigerian financial institutions Skye Bank and First City Monument Bank have mandated arrangers for their syndicated loans.