Benin Reaps Lowest Cost Yet With Africa’s First Social Bond
- Oversubscribed sale will likely encourage more African issuers
- Benin President Talon seeks to focus on social development
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Benin has taken advantage of an ethical-debt boom to sell Africa’s first social bond in international markets, raising money that will be used to broaden access to potable water in the nation of 12 million people.