New bond index may cut Africa debt costs
A ground-breaking effort to improve cost of credit for African borrowers, including governments, got a boost with the recent launch of the iBoxx LSF USD African Sovereigns Index, owned and managed by S&P Dow Jones Indices. This comes in support of the Liquidity Sustainability Facility (LSF) programme, which aims to offer more transparency with daily […]
Why African investors use Depositary Receipts?
Many foreign investors have investments in Africa but hold them in international custody in the form of Depositary Receipts, usually known as “American” (ADRs) if issued in the US, “Global” (GDRs) in London and there are DRs in several other countries including South Africa (SADRs). This article explains how they work.