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Ivory Coast has raised $336 million in its first Samurai bonds, a 10-year bond with a 2.3% coupon, as part of efforts to diversify financing sources and broaden its investor base. The transaction was guaranteed by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation and attracted leading Japanese institutional investors. Ivory Coast is rated BB by S&P Global Ratings and is preparing for presidential elections in October.