Nigeria set for loans rush but macro concerns mount

Nigeria is set for a busy run of syndicated loans, with bankers saying there could be at least six deals before the end of the year and that two of those – for IHS and Helios Towers – could be up to $1bn each. But while loans officials are optimistic about African lending and Nigeria in particular, analysts suggested there could be a rush to beat the storm clouds gathering over the country’s economy in 2015.