Dette : Un acheteur unique africain soulage le Sénégal à hauteur de 196 milliards Fcfa
Despite government revelations about so-called hidden debt and economic problems, Senegal remains attractive to investors. According to information from the Financial Times reported by Jeune Afrique, a single African buyer from Togo has acquired shares in Senegal's debt purchases worth €300 million, or 196 billion CFA francs.
This represents a third of the Senegalese auctions in recent weeks. This share purchase has surprised some, such as financial analyst Régis Couao-Zotti. "It's an unusual situation because Ivorian and Senegalese banks generally dominate these auctions (...) Few institutions in Togo have the financial strength to raise $300 million so quickly, and this fuels speculation about the true identity behind these funds," he told Jeune Afrique.
According to the pan-African media outlet, the buyer from Togo is none other than the management and brokerage firm (SGI) of the Ecobank group, headquartered in Lomé. The SGI claims to have "a good relationship with the Senegalese state" and asserts that it "supports the country's development," but according to Jeune Afrique, SGIs generally act as intermediaries for regional or international investors, with particular attention being paid to the West African Development Bank and its president, Serge Ekué, who reportedly wants to avoid a Senegalese default.
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