Nigeria’s rising debt jostles investors – Report

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LAGOS—Some foreign investors and analysts are beginning to raise concerns about the cost of Nigeria’s debt and how the proceeds of bond sales are utilised.

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L-R AFX Group UK Business Development and Sales associate, Mr. Claude Herve; Country Manager, Fintech Global Markets Engr. Joel Adoki ; Chief Executive Officer MBA Forex International Mr. Maxwell Odum and Head of Back office and Trade Desk AFX Group UK, Mrs. Natalia Stetco during a session at a one day Financial Investors Summit held in Lagos on Saturday.

Financial Times  reports that some investors are still willing to invest in Nigeria because of the high returns.
Andrew Roche, Managing Director of Finexem, a Paris-based financial consulting firm, told Financial Times that the government has been using borrowed funds to patch up holes in the budget rather than investing in infrastructure.

“They have borrowed quite a bit, but where is the money being spent?” he said.
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