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Nigeria Capital Markets Update Week Ending Dec 2 2016

Equities Market Review and Outlook The local Bourse opened the week bearishly but trended northwards by mid-week and sustained uptrend till Friday, driving the ASI up 1.6% W-o-W. This bucked 6 consecutive weeks of losses. Interestingly, mid-week rebound in the market coincided with developments in the oil market where OPEC members reached an agreement to cut production by 1.2mb/d. The announcement already triggered a rally in oil prices to US$54.1/b. The uptrend in the ASI…

Exploring The Benefits Of Bond Issuance In Nigeria

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: Tax Savings Benefit Issuers of bonds enjoy some tax benefits from the deductible nature of the interest on bonds. On one hand this lowers the issuers’ taxes. On the other hand, dividends paid to equity holders are not tax-deductible and must come from income after-tax. Tax savings, therefore, help further reduce a company’s debt financing cost. Cheaper Cost Source of Funding Debt is generally cheaper than equity, because debt…