Ivory Coast Raises $1.3 Billion as African Issuers Tap Eurobonds

Delivery trucks, carrying cocoa beans, outside a facility in San-Pedro, Ivory Coast.

Photographer: Paul Ninson/Bloomberg

Ivory Coast raised $1.3 billion in eurobonds on Wednesday to help finance its budget, as African nations exploit lower borrowing costs and risk-on investor sentiment to tap markets.

The 14-year notes were issued to yield 7.125%, accordingBloomberg Terminal to a person familiar with the transaction.