Maroc Telecom raises $330 million in bond issuance on local market
The bond, with a two-year maturity and bullet repayment, was issued at a fixed rate of 2.37 percent, the company said in a statement.
The money will help the company refinance a part of its debt and support its investments in 5G and fiber optic development, it said.
Maroc Telecom, which is listed on the Casablanca stock exchange and on Euronext Paris, is 53 percent controlled by the UAE's Etisalat, while the Moroccan state holds a 22 percent stake.
Besides Morocco, it operates subsidiaries in Benin, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Togo.
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