{"id":34064,"date":"2026-04-10T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T05:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/?p=34064"},"modified":"2026-04-11T09:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T05:16:21","slug":"dr-congo-debuts-sovereign-eurobond-issue-for-1-25b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/dr-congo-debuts-sovereign-eurobond-issue-for-1-25b\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo Debuts Sovereign Eurobond Issue for $1.25B"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Buoyed by demand for its minerals, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) managed an <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/eurobond\/\">#Eurobond<\/a> issue worth EUR 1.25 billion. This marks the debut of DRC on the global capital market. This deal provides a new option for African countries to monetize their mineral-rich soil, in addition to so-called &#8216;concessional loans.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backed by its recent <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/criticalminerals\/\">#CriticalMinerals<\/a> Partnership agreement with the USA, investors have shown greater interest and appetite for a country that was, until now, considered too high-risk due to the unending conflict along its Eastern border. Finally, the Eurobond issue was oversubscribed after an investor roadshow in London, Paris and New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citigroup, Standard Chartered and Kinshasa-based Rawbank are underwriting the transaction. The capital is split into two tranches: $600M running to 2032 with a yield of 8.75% and another $650M running to 2037 at 9.50%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investors seemed happy to note the low <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/gdp2debt\/\">#GDP2Debt<\/a> ratio of just 20% and the robust economic growth rates this year and beyond. The substantial investments pouring into DRC, backed by the Trump Administration, have sent a positive signal to attract more capital. Global agencies give DRC the thumbs up with ratings from B- to B+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DRC Finance Minister Doudou Likunde indicated that this is just the beginning and not the end since the government is planning additional tranches up to a total of USD 3 billion. The funds will be mainly used to modernize the N&#8217;dijili International Airport in the capital Kinshasa, upgrade the railway along the <a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/lobitocorridor\/\">#LobitoCorridor<\/a>, and build power plants to support the development of the mining sector. Other priority projects targeted at improving the livelihoods of the citizens are identified in the Government Action Plan (<a href=\"https:\/\/gbc1.net\/index.php\/tag\/ndp\/\">#NDP<\/a>) 2024-2028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buoyed by demand for its minerals, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) managed an #Eurobond issue worth EUR 1.25 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":0,"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[147,501,1185,369,67],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.12 - 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