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Banque Centrale de Tunisie, the central bank of Tunisia, has mandated banks to sell a 10 year Samurai bond guaranteed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, which is expected to price next week. Mexico, meanwhile, has announced guidance on a third tranche for its own Samurai deal — also expected next week. The sovereign may also add a fourth tranche if demand is high enough.
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Zambia is set to become the latest country to benefit from Washington supranationals’ diversification into local and offshore African currencies, after the International Finance Corporation became the first foreign issuer to be approved to place Zambian kwacha bonds on the domestic market. Meanwhile, the World Bank returned to the Ugandan shilling market.
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Is the SSA market heading off on holiday at just the wrong moment? A record-sized dual tranche deal from Japan Bank for International Co-operation has proved that there is plenty of cash in the dollar market for issuers that are prepared to pay up, while a pair of tightly priced but just undersubscribed trades showed that issuers can get away with aggressive pricing. But despite market conditions finally proving conducive to issuance after weeks of volatility, the SSA pipeline in dollars looks bare, writes Tessa Wilkie.
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Spain’s short-term borrowing costs fell at auction for the first time since May on Tuesday, despite its secondary yields rising over the course of the day.