Egypt
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Sovereign will have to look outside of conventional bonds for cheaper funding -
Meanwhile, Egypt is nearing its own IMF deal but should not need to restructure its debts
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The north African country thought to have no access to international debt capital markets
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CBoM follows Nigeria and Egypt in trading below reoffer as US Treasuries sell off
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EM sovereign's dollar deal could reach $4bn
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A market that has in previous years promised much but delivered little seems finally to be growing thanks to sovereign issuance
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African Export-Import Bank launched a dual tranche dollar bond on Monday morning, with orders exceeding $3bn by midday. Emerging market bank issuers have been especially active in recent month thanks to attractive credit conditions.
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A consortium of international lenders is funding the development of Egypt’s largest solar plant.
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Three African issuers entered debt markets this week and raised cash at competitive levels, despite a difficult external backdrop of debt relief in the region and continued US rates weakness.
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Egypt and the Ivory Coast sold bonds on Monday that were heavily oversubscribed and offered little to no new issue concession. The trades, sources said, were evidence that volatility in global markets has had little impact on high yielding debt — though questions linger around investment grade EM issuance.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt entered the international bond market on Monday to sell a Reg A/144A multi-tranche dollar deal. Some participants are calling the 40 year tranche “ambitious”, as they say investor demand for duration has been weakening.
