Côte d’Ivoire deepens global debt reach with $127 million auction, Samurai Bond

• Côte d’Ivoire raised $127 million in a heavily oversubscribed short-term treasury auction
• The country is expanding its global debt footprint with innovative instruments, including Africa’s first non-South African Samurai bond.

ABIDJAN, CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Côte d’Ivoire has raised 71.5 billion CFA francs ($127 million) in a short-term Treasury bill auction, further cementing its growing reputation as one of Africa’s most agile and trusted sovereign borrowers.