{"id":15088662,"date":"2026-04-01T07:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/nigeria-weighs-5-billion-swap-deal-with-uae-bank-as-costs-rise\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:00:14","slug":"nigeria-weighs-5-billion-swap-deal-with-uae-bank-as-costs-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/nigeria-weighs-5-billion-swap-deal-with-uae-bank-as-costs-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Weighs $5 Billion Swap Deal With UAE Bank as Costs Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.bwbx.io\/images\/users\/iqjWHBFdfxIU\/iMsmkjcyIJ6c\/v1\/1200x800.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Nigeria plans to raise $5 billion from the United Arab Emirates\u2019 largest lender in a derivatives deal to cut borrowing costs, joining a growing number of African nations using the instruments as the war in Iran drives yields higher.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-01\/nigeria-weighs-5-billion-swap-deal-with-uae-bank-as-costs-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News \u2013 Africa \u2013 Nigeria \u2013 rss.app<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria plans to raise $5 billion from the United Arab Emirates\u2019 largest lender in a derivatives deal to cut borrowing costs, joining a growing number of African nations using the instruments as the war in Iran drives yields 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