North Africa
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The Republic of Tunisia printed a tight €700m 6.375% 2026 bond on Wednesday from a book of nearly €2bn. A syndicate manager away from the deal said it was a good demonstration of the enthusiasm for emerging market credit.
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The initial guidance for the Reg S/144A deal was put out at 6.875% area on Wednesday morning in London. -
The Republic of Tunisia does not finish its roadshow until Tuesday 9 July, but after a 100bp rally in its euro 2024s since the start of June and strong roadshow meetings so far, a seven year — the longer end of the planned tenor for the benchmark bond — looks to be on the cards.
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The Republic of Tunisia does not finish its roadshow until Tuesday, but after a 100bp rally in its euro 2024s since the start of June and strong attendance at the roadshow meetings so far, a seven year — the longer end of the planned tenor for the benchmark bond — looks to be on the cards.
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Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), a frequent borrower in the loan market, launched syndication for a $400m five year term loan on Tuesday. The loan, which will have a government guarantee, is expected to attract healthy demand.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt on Thursday printed a €2bn dual tranche euro deal with a massive negative new issue premium of 22bp on the longer bond — one of the largest ever negative concessions on an EM issue. The deal takes Standard Chartered to the top of Dealogic’s league table of CEEMEA bonds, though it is a title to be only briefly held as the Saudi Aramco jumbo bond is expected next week, which other banks are arranging.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt has released initial price guidance for its dual tranche euro bond at levels that two lead managers said were around 40bp back of its curve.
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Egypt’s triple tranche $4bn bond drew a huge book of over $19.5bn on Tuesday in a deal that bankers away from the mandate said was a huge success, underscoring the phenomenal market conditions available to issuers.
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Middle East issuers are expected in the bond market in droves, with Egypt and Mashreqbank leading the charge this week.
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The Arab Republic of Egypt has released initial price guidance for its triple tranche bond at levels that have caught investors’ attention. A large deal is expected.
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Renaissiance Capital has hired a new vice president of financial services research at its branch in Cairo.
