The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully raised $523 million (JP¥81.3 billion) in its debut issue of a Samurai bond. The bank is one of few African institutions to raise capital in the Japanese market. A samurai bond is a yen-denominated bond issued in Tokyo by a non-Japanese company and subject to Japanese regulations used...
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