Ghana
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A proposal to reduce principal payments and freeze coupons could be beyond what is necessary -
State-owned borrower signs loan after Ghana begins talks with IMF
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Banks were keen on the borrower despite Ghana’s financial woes
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Hopes IMF programme will help restore market access
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Three banks providing $250m loan with insurance support
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The Republic of Ghana entered the bond market on Monday to sell a multi-tranche dollar bond, which some market participants have called “ambitious”. Some believe the issuer is putting size before price as it tries to locate funding for its 2021 budget.
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The Republic of Ghana, one of the few African sovereigns to have tapped capital markets last year, this week mandated banks to arrange a dollar bond. The multi-tranche bond, market participants say, will demonstrate investors’ appetite for high yield credit.
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A number of sub-Saharan African sovereigns are eyeing the Eurobond market, after a year that saw dismally low levels of capital markets issuance from the region. But investors are still on the hunt for yield, market participants say, which can be found in abundance in Africa.
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Ghana has secured two loan agreements, which are backed by the export credit agency of Italy, Sace. There is more room for the ECA-backed market to grow in the region, sources close to the deal said.
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Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), the central organisation of Ghana’s cocoa industry, has raised its annual syndicated loan. But the borrower did not have an easy ride and had to concede much higher margins, according to bankers.
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Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), which is in the market to refinance a one year $1.3bn loan facility signed in September, is facing troubles according to bankers on the deal, contrary to comments recently made by its chief executive.
