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Gulf investors 'will now look at every deal', whether sukuk or not
Demand from the Middle East for the sukuk was steady
The deal has not been pulled or put on hold, said sources involved
Trump's verbal attacks on Nato allies and US rate volatility put issuance on ice
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Bond markets have been settling in for a period of higher US Treasury yields since Wednesday when the Federal Reserve confirmed it did not expect to raise rates before 2024. While that made long-dated issuance trickier for SSA issuers, there was hope that emerging market bond issuance will soon resume, even if a bumpy ride lies in wait. Mariam Meskin, Oliver West and Lewis McLellan report.
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CEEMEA bond market participants were keeping an eye on the US Federal Reserve this week, after weeks of volatility in the US Treasury market. Whatever the Fed announces after this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting will dictate whether CEEMEA bond supply resumes next week.
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African Export-Import Bank, the multilateral bank headquartered in Cairo, has provided a term loan to OCP Group, a Moroccan phosphate miner and fertiliser producer.
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Green bond issuance is set to blossom in Africa — at least, that is the hope of FSD Africa, an organisation in Kenya that has agreed to cooperate with a group of stock exchanges to foster the market in 16 of the continent's countries. Substantial deals are expected from Kenya and Malawi in the coming months.
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Helios Towers, the Africa-focused telecoms infrastructure company, has sold a new $250m convertible bond to finance its pipeline of tower assets.
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Most debt repayment strains in emerging markets have been contained, according to the Institute of International Finance, but there are still concerns about the organisation of debt relief and debt sustainability.