Nigeria: IFC issues naira bond


Issue 247 - 31 Jan 2013 | 1 minute read

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced plans to issue a $50m local currency bond (equivalent to 8bn naira) to support Nigeria’s domestic capital markets and increase access to local currency finance. The IFC Naija bond will be the corporation’s first naira-denominated bond and the first placement by a non-resident issuer in the country’s domestic capital markets.

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