Cote Dlvoire, March 18 -- On Thursday 12 March, the African Development Bank ("AfDB"), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody's/S&P/Fitch/JCR) successfully priced an inaugural public HKD 3 billion 3.25-year benchmark transaction ("Wonton Bond").Despite recent geopolitical developments, including the war in Iran, and the resulting interest rate volatility, the Bank has capitalised on a favourable issuance window and priced the deal at the upper end of size expectations (HKD 3 billion) at HIBOR Midswaps +0 basis point (bp), 3bps inside initial price guidance. The final order book comprised high-quality accounts, including new investors in this market, and closed in excess of HKD 4.6 billion (including HKD 3.05 billion in Joint-Lead Managers (JLM) inter...