Nigeria’s debt capital markets are proving resilient in a challenging environment. Confidence building over the last few years and strong market liquidity has resulted in noteworthy transactions from previously unrepresented sectors. However, there is still a lot of room for growth.
For the event’s sponsor, RMB, it recognises the importance of associating with such programmes, not just within Nigeria, but in other parts of the world, to bring thought leaders together to debate the current state of the Debt Capital Markets. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head, Investment Banking, RMB Nigeria, Dalu Ajene, said that the nation’s Debt Capital Markets remains burgeoning as investors continue to show interest in many sectors like power, telecommunications and financial services.
Senior Transactor, DFG, RMB Nigeria, Ikechukwu Omeruah, said: “The opportunity to understand the requirements of prospective issuers and discerning whether it is optimal to access the markets to issue in local or foreign currency is important.