Côte d'Ivoire raised $1.3 billion on February 18, 2026 through a new 15-year international bond, marking its return to global debt markets with its lowest financing cost in five years. The order book reached $6.3 billion, nearly five times the amount offered, with about 270 institutional investors participating. The bond was priced at a yield of 5.39% in euros after hedging exchange-rate risk. [...]