November 28, 2017/Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings has assigned Nigeria’s USD1.5 billion 6.500% senior unsecured notes due 28 November 2027 and USD1.5 billion 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 28 November 2047 the final rating of ‘B+’. The final rating replaces the expected rating of ‘B+(EXP)’ that Fitch assigned on 15 November […]

November 16, 2017/Ecobank Rebounding economy after a trying year Gas is West Africa’s new oil Africa’s evolving role in FinTech leadership The 2017 version of Ecobank Research’s Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) Guidebook, which provides expert knowledge and analysis on African markets for investors and businesses, was launched today […]

Culled—Proshare November 9, 2017/BMI  BMI View: The Central Bank of Nigeria will pursue an easing cycle over the coming quarters in an effort to offer further stimulus to growth after the economy made a relatively lacklustre emergence from recession in Q217. That said, the persistence of high inflation will see […]