Speaking at the just concluded Stakeholders’ Consultative meeting on the Cessation of Cabotage Waivers organised by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, in Lagos, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of NEXIM Bank, Mr. Abubakar Bello said that the maritime sector is key to trade and the economy, as there is a strong correlation between increase in growth of Gross Domestic Product, GDP per capita and the closing of infrastructure gap.
He explained that NEXIM’s role in the maritime industry particularly the shipping sub-sector, involves support to the maritime sector through either its developmental role in the regional Sealink Project or various funding supportive roles, such as Financial Advisory / Structured Trade and Project Finance, Export Credit Agencies financing arrangements / lines of credits window, syndication / joint financing arrangements and provision of risk mitigation instruments.
Explaining further, Bello said that there are diversified sources and types of funding to finance ship acquisitions and /or any maritime assets, some of which include Bank Loans, Asset Acquisition, structured project finance, co-financing, syndication, guarantees / syndicated guarantees and forfeiting arrangement
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