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China's Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday that it will be issuing a total of Rmb14bn ($2.06bn) of offshore renminbi treasury bonds this year, and will also sell its first dollar deal in over a decade in the second half. -
Systemic corruption, excessive reliance on the courts, and risk of judicial overreach will erode institutional strength, and weigh on growth in South Africa, said Moody’s on Friday as it lowered the country’s rating to Baa3 from Baa2.
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A shock result in the UK general election on Thursday had little effect on the Gilt and sterling SSA market on Friday, leaving the door open for any issuers considering deals next week, said bankers. The medium term picture may be harder to glean, however, with sterling’s fall against the dollar potentially impacting the cross currency basis swap between the two.
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Côte d’Ivoire broke new ground on Thursday with the first euro-denominated trade from a sub-Saharan borrower outside of South Africa. Though the borrower paid up substantially over its dollar curve, it succeeded in its intention to open the market for itself, and for its peers, said bankers on the deal.
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Public sector issuers from the eurozone periphery this week drew big books on deals that later tightened in secondary trading, as expectations that Italy could be added to the long list of European elections this year failed to deter investors.
