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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
Paying off external arrears will help get an IMF deal over the line
The euro's share of EM bond funding is at its highest in a decade
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CEEMEA sovereign borrowers extended their last minute funding spree this week with Romania joining Ivory Coast in the primary bond market. -
The Ivory Coast has sparked life into what has been a bleak year for sub-Saharan African bond issuance. Most sovereigns have turned to the official sector to support them throughout the coronavirus crisis as a result of being priced out of the international debt capital markets, bankers said.
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Millicom International Cellular has sold a 5.2% stake in Helios Towers, the Africa-focused telecommunications infrastructure company, through an accelerated bookbuild.
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South African pulp and paper company Sappi has tapped the equity-linked market for financing with a new five-year R1.8bn ($120m) convertible bond.
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Zambia has become Africa’s first sovereign to default since the coronavirus started, after it failed to make payments on its Eurobonds. The heavily indebted country now faces a rocky path to debt restructuring, market sources said.
