InfraCredit

InfraCredit’s Guarantee Supported by UK-Funded Climate Finance Blending Facility Mobilises its Third Green Certified Local Currency Debt Issue for Solar Powered Rural Infrastructure Project in Nigeria

Lagos, 21 February 2024: InfraCredit, a ‘AAA’-rated specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution, is pleased to announce the credit enhancement of ACOB Lighting Technology Limited, a renewable energy company’s debt issue under a co-financing arrangement with the Climate Finance Blending Facility (the “Climate Facility”) with £10 million seed funding from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development […]

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InfraCredit Admits AIICO Insurance Plc As Its Second Domestic Institutional Investor

Lagos, 29 November 2023: InfraCredit, a ‘AAA-’ rated specialized infrastructure credit guarantee institution is pleased to announce the equity investment by AIICO Insurance Plc (“AIICO”) representing five percent of total share capital of InfraCredit and joining Leadway Assurance Plc as the second private domestic institutional investor. Further to this new equity investment, InfraCredit’s paid-in capital

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InfraCredit’s Guarantee Supports Affordable Housing Project with Modern Shelter’s Debt Transaction Funded by Shelter Afrique Development Bank

Lagos, 14 December 2023: InfraCredit, a ‘AAA’-rated specialized infrastructure credit guarantee institution, is pleased to announce the guarantee of NGN3 billion initial debt financing under a NGN12.5 billion debt programme for Modern Shelter Systems and Services Limited (“Modern Shelter” or the “Company”) for the development of 370 affordable housing units according to IFC’s green building standard

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GUARANTCO PROVIDES NGN 20.23 BILLION (USD 25 MILLION) COUNTER-GUARANTEE TO INFRACREDIT FOR THE LAGOS FREE ZONE COMPANY 20-YEAR SENIOR GUARANTEED FIXED RATE INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS.

GUARANTCO PROVIDES NGN 20.23 BILLION (USD 25 MILLION) COUNTER-GUARANTEE TO INFRACREDIT FOR THE LAGOS FREE ZONE COMPANY 20-YEAR SENIOR GUARANTEED FIXED RATE INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS.

GuarantCo, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has provided a NGN 20.23 billion (USD 25 million) counter-guarantee with a sixteen-year tenor to Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited (InfraCredit) in support of Lagos Free Zone Company’s (LFZC) three guaranteed infrastructure bond issuances totalling NGN 53 billion (USD 65.5 million) This transaction is part of

GUARANTCO PROVIDES NGN 20.23 BILLION (USD 25 MILLION) COUNTER-GUARANTEE TO INFRACREDIT FOR THE LAGOS FREE ZONE COMPANY 20-YEAR SENIOR GUARANTEED FIXED RATE INFRASTRUCTURE BONDS. Read More »

NSIA invests NGN10 billion into an innovative construction finance warehouse facility developed in partnership with InfraCredit to support bankable greenfield infrastructure project finance in Nigeria.

11th October 2023, Lagos – The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (“NSIA” or the  “Authority”) has invested NGN10 billion into a Construction Finance Warehouse Facility  (“CFWF” or the “Facility”) developed in partnership with InfraCredit, to enable project developers  access construction finance on a sustainable basis on the back of InfraCredit’s guarantee. The CFWF is a multi-funder

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Knowledge Exchange Program for Institutional Investors: Impact of Credit Enchancements on Bond Ratings, Pricing And Impairment Assessment

Over the last decade, financial markets have evolved from traditional products to accommodating more innovative financing strategies in a bid to deepen market capacity, expand risk profiles, and improve expected returns. The Nigerian financial markets have experienced increased susceptibility to risks, owing to rising interest rates, exchange rate volatility, deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and fiscal pressures

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InfraCredit’s Guarantee Supported by UK-Funded Climate Finance Blending Facility Mobilises Local Currency Debt Issue for Solar Powered Rural Telephony Project in Nigeria

Lagos, 07 August 2023: InfraCredit, a ‘AAA’-rated specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution, is pleased to announce the credit enhancement of Hotspot Network Limited’s debt issue, under a co-financing arrangement with the £10 million Climate Finance Blending Facility (the “Climate Facility”) funded by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the second transaction under the Facility.

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FSD Africa invests £10m into innovative risk sharing facility with InfraCredit to support sustainable climate-aligned infrastructure development in Nigeria

FSD Africa has invested £10m into a first-of-its-kind risk sharing facility in collaboration with InfraCredit which is designed to unlock funding for sustainable infrastructure development in Nigeria. By increasing the accessibility of finance for “climate-aligned” infrastructure projects, the facility will help to accelerate Nigeria’s economic and social development, as well as deliver on its climate

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