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How West Africa is winning Japan’s bond investors

Eurobond trading. Photo by Willfried Wende @ Unsplash
Eurobond trading. Photo by Willfried Wende @ Unsplash

Brandon Orion Mensah

Brandon Mensah tracks Africa’s markets, uncovering the forces shaping investment, policy, and financial trends.
  • West Africa sets new Japan debt benchmark
  • Investors price regional credit without guarantees

 

LOMÉ, TOGO — West Africa has broken new ground in global capital markets after its regional development bank raised an unguaranteed yen bond in Japan.

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