Ecobank tap prompts more secondary rallying

Ecobank Transnational Inc, the pan-African bank based in Togo, tapped a $500m 9.5% 2024 bond it issued in April for a further $50m on Tuesday. But despite the note being printed flat to the outstanding, according to leads, and the original bond having rallied over 150bp in yield since pricing a month ago, the tap brought the deal in by another 25bp in secondary trading.