Ecobank to Raise $250m in Tier 1 Capital via Private Placement

  Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has launched a private placement offering to raise up to US$250m in Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital through contingent convertible notes.   The transaction follows shareholder approval secured during an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on May 28, 2025, in Lomé, Togo. The offering window […]

GTCO Lists 36.4 Billion Shares on LSE After $100m Equity Raise

  Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO has officially listed its entire issued share capital—comprising 36,425,229,514 ordinary shares—on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) following the successful completion of a $100m equity offering.   In a regulatory filing to the Nigerian Exchange Limited seen by THE WHISTLER, […]

Africa Tops BII’s Investment Portfolio With £1.09bn in 2024 ………UK Development Finance Institution Increases Africa Commitments by 40%

    British International Investment (BII), the UK government’s development finance institution, has disclosed that it committed £1.09bn to African companies in 2024, marking a 40 per cent increase from the £725m invested in the region the previous year.   The figure represents 62 per cent of BII’s total global […]

Rewane: Tinubu’s Borrowing Must Focus on Revenue, Reform Dividends

An economist and Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, has cautioned that Nigeria could face increasing borrowing costs unless the Tinubu administration adopts a more strategic and results-oriented approach to debt management.   Rewane made this known during an appearance on Channels Television, Thursday, where he urged […]