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Bond Issue On The WAEMU Market: Benin Achieves A Double Success

Benin's simultaneous bond issue on the WAEMU financial market closed earlier, on February 22, 2022.

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By Metohuey Michael Adoglo

Benin achieved a new feat with the very first bond issue with a maturity of 20 years on the UEMOA market as more than 155 billion FCFA was mobilized in a short period of time.

Benin’s simultaneous bond issue on the WAEMU financial market closed earlier, on February 22, 2022.

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The enthusiasm and the massive adhesion of the investors are such that, for an indicative amount of 150 billion FCFA solicited, a kitty of more than 155,389 billion FCFA was mobilized, that is to say a rate of coverage of 103,60 %

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“The enthusiasm of investors in favor of this Beninese issue shows the positive appreciation of the reforms and public policies carried out by the government of President Patrice Talon,” notes the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

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These resources are intended to finance investment projects included in the general state budget, management 2022. The simultaneous operation issued in mid-February 2022 has been divided into two tranches, one with a maturity of 15 years for an amount of 60 billion CFA francs and another with a maturity of 20 years for an amount of 90 billion CFA francs.

However, beyond achieving the objectives in a short period of time, Benin has achieved the unprecedented, by outperforming the longest maturity currently on the market via a 20-year issue, and by issuing at a lower rate of return than the lowest current market rate for the 15-year maturity.

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“This option of Benin to go for long maturities on the regional financial market participates not only in its proactive debt management strategy, but also in the government’s willingness to contribute more to a new financial dynamic on the UEMOA local securities market,” says the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

These are good signals for the mobilization of resources in favor of the Government’s Action Program (2021-2026), with a project portfolio estimated at 12 billion CFA francs.

 

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of Africanian News.

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