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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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South African commercial landlord Growthpoint Properties has sold R4.3bn ($275m) of new shares to fund deleveraging, including repaying debt used to finance its acquisition of Capital & Regional at the end of 2019. -
Egypt, which has already entered international debt markets twice this year, is on its way to debuting in the sukuk market following cabinet approval for an Islamic financing bill. The sovereign raised its debut syndicated loan in September that included an Islamic tranche, which bankers said was a fitting prelude to a sukuk.
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Zambia is headed for a default next week, as GlobalCapital understands the bondholder committee responsible for 40% of the sovereign Eurobonds will reject the deferral request in a vote next week.
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Corporate issuance volumes across CEEMEA have dropped this year, while sovereign issuance has sky-rocketed. The decline, said market participants, is testament to the resilience of the corporate sector, though a revival in issuance is expected in 2021.
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Sovereigns have dominated bond issuance in the CEEMEA region this year. But rating agencies expect sovereign downgrades in 2021.
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South Africa's Standard Bank, which is 20% owned by ICBC, has raised a syndicated loan from a consortium of Chinese lenders. The transaction marks one of the few spots of activity in a market that has almost halved in size this year.
