Official Creditor Committee says Ethiopia bond AIP meets comparability, clearing step to implement $1bn eurobond restructure
On August 21, 2026 the Official Creditor Committee (co-chaired by France and China) issued a favourable comparability assessment of Ethiopia's June agreement in principle to restructure its defaulted US$1.0bn eurobond, allowing the government to proceed with implementing the draft exchange while bondholder consent remains required.
The desk brief
On August 21, 2026 the Official Creditor Committee (co-chaired by France and China) issued a favourable comparability assessment of Ethiopia's June agreement in principle to restructure its defaulted US$1.0bn eurobond, allowing the government to proceed with implementing the draft exchange while bondholder consent remains required.
The OCC's positive comparability assessment reduces a key execution risk under the G20 Common Framework by clearing official-creditor objections that previously blocked implementation. Conditional instruments in the deal (notably the New Money Warrant) remain monitored; if the warrant yields outsized private gains, official creditors could seek adjustments, which would affect ultimate creditor payoffs and investor expected recovery.
Formal bondholder consent vote on the exchange and any disclosure of warrant valuation/terms that determine comparability implications.
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- Ethiopia says official creditors back proposed Eurobond restructuringzawya.comSource published (opens in a new tab)
- Ethiopia’s Eurobond Agreement Gets Approval, but Warrant Keeps Creditors Waryecofinagency.com (opens in a new tab)
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