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Consortium of four banks provided financing with one bank new to deal
Anyone who wants to can access the continent's market
Issuance net of buy-backs is not that high, and there is no sign of any indigestion
The country has vast potential, but governance and conflict in the east are the two big headwinds
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Bond market participants fear that the G20 common framework for debt relief risks doing more harm than good. The warning came this week as confusion regarding the private sector’s role in Ethiopia’s proposed use of the framework dented government bonds across sub-Saharan Africa. The lack of clarity must be quickly rectified to avoid lasting contagion in African bond markets, market participants said. Mariam Meskin and Oliver West report.
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Three African issuers entered debt markets this week and raised cash at competitive levels, despite a difficult external backdrop of debt relief in the region and continued US rates weakness.
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Though the Chinese New Year on Friday is set to put a temporary hold on emerging market bond issuance, investors expect March to be a big month of supply as issuers take advantage of healthy credit conditions amid a period for high redemptions.