By
Chidi EmenikeEcobank
Nigeria, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘’ETI’’)
has announced that it has secured a N50 billion, 10-year bilateral
subordinated loan.
This is according to a disclosure signed by the Group Head, Adenike Laoye and sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, as seen by Nairametrics.
The
bilateral funding will enable the bank to maintain stable liquidity and
improve its balance sheet, especially the capital adequacy ratio by an
estimated circa 300 basis points.
What they are saying
The disclosure from the bank read thus:
“Ecobank
Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the parent of the Ecobank Group,
announces that one of its significant subsidiaries, Ecobank Nigeria,
secured N50 billion, 10-Year bilateral subordinated loan.
“The
bilateral funding provides stable medium-term liquidity to the balance
sheet of Ecobank Nigeria and positively improved its balance sheet
ratios, especially the capital adequacy ratio by circa 300 basis points.
The transaction proceeds would be deployed to support Micro, Small and
Medium Scale Enterprises (“MSMEs”) and Small Corporates.”
What you should know
Ecobank
Transnational Inc. had earlier recorded 11% rise in its interest income
to N139.6 billion for Q3 2020, as captured by Nairametrics.
- Subordinated
loans have lower priority than other debt instruments in case of
liquidation. They are only repayable after other debts have been paid.
- This debt can either be secured or unsecured and it typically has a lower credit rating and higher yield than other senior debt.
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