Fitch Ratings has assigned First Bank of Nigeria Ltd’s (FBN; B+/Stable) USD300m 8.25% subordinated debt (Tier 2 notes) due August 2020 a final rating of ‘B-‘. The notes will be callable in August 2018, at which point the interest rate will reset to the sum of 6.875% plus the prevailing […]
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Nigeria cbank debits 1 tln naira from banking system
 * Interbank rates spike by 7 percentage points * No visible effect on naira (Recasts with details, background) Nigeria’s central bank removed an estimated 1 trillion naira ($6.27 bln) from the banking system on Wednesday, causing interbank lending rates to spike by 7 percentage points from Tuesday’s close, but […]
IFC to issue up to $1 billion in Nigerian naira bonds
The International Finance Corporation will launch a $1 billion local currency bond programme in Nigeria that will allow it to issue debt regularly to fund infrastructure and other development projects, it said on Wednesday. The IFC, the World Bank’s private sector arm, said the programme would help deepen domestic capital […]
