Skymark Partners

Skymark Partners

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18/12/2023

We are delighted to announce the successful full repayment of all investors in the Series 10 & 12 Commercial Paper issuances, amounting to NGN 767 billion, within the NGN 5 billion commercial paper program. We extend our gratitude to all institutional investors for their participation and affirm our steadfast commitment to being a reliable long-term counterparty. Additionally, has been duly informed of this development.

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30/06/2023

We are pleased to have fully repaid all the investors in the Series 6 & 7 issuances. We thank all the institutional investors for their participation and reiterate our commitment to be a counterparty that can be counted on for the long term. has also been informed of this.

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30/06/2023

We are pleased to have fully repaid all the investors in the Series 4 & 5 CP issuances. We thank all the institutional investors for their participation and reiterate our commitment to be a counterparty that can be counted on for the long term.

has also been informed of this.

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01/02/2023

After The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 16.5 percent, from 14 percent in the bid to fight inflation.

We thought to share our veiw on how this move may impact the economy moving forward.

Learn more on :https://lnkd.in/dUJdDvYX

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10/11/2022

Considering the current interest rate hike as a control mechanism to curb inflation not just in Nigerian alone but the rest of the world, we forsee an increase in FBN bond yields in Q1 2023..

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09/11/2022

We are excited to announce the over-subcription of our series 5 and 6 commercial paper issuance.

" This issuance consolidates Skymark Partners position as an active issuer in the CP market and provides our firm with the liquidity needed to achieve its strategic objectivesโ€ - Egie Akpata

Learn more on thisdaylive.com

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/10/21/skymark-partners-raises-n1-84bn-series-5-6-cps-issue-oversubscribed/

07/11/2022

Nigeriaโ€™s current debt stock is currently at $40bn, of which foreign debt is valued at $15.6bn. Do you think Nigeria needs the intervention of the IMF or debt restructuring to cover its debt?

With Nigeria's current financial debt, it's easy to think we will need a debt restructuring to meet up with our financial obligations.

Egie Akpata, our Chairman sheds more light on this issue...

25/10/2022

FMDQ Exchange is pleased to announce the approval for the quotation of the Skymark Partners Limited โ‚ฆ1.47bn Series 5 and โ‚ฆ0.37bn Series 6 Commercial Papers under its โ‚ฆ5.00bn Commercial Paper Issuance Programme on its platform.

19/09/2022

We are pleased to have fully repaid all the investors in the Series 2 issuance. We thank all the institutional investors for their participation and reiterate our commitment to be a counterparty that can be counted on for the long term.

The N767million 91-day Series 2 Commercial Paper which was issued and quoted earlier in June this year on the FMDQ Securities Exchange, matured today, the 19th of September, 2022 as published on @

Will Nigeriaโ€™s rate hike impact local debt market? 05/09/2022

Recently, we sought to review the prolonged occurrence of price cuts in the Nigerian Eurobond market following the recent yield of 13.45% or $69.8 per unit (considered the worst in many years according Nairametrics)

We also shed light on the other African Eurobond markets such Ghana, Angola, Sri Lanka and Zambia. This is likened to what we had during the covid-19 pandemic. However, the market recovered a lot faster.

Get more insights into the African Eurobond market on CNBC Africa - https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/6309723232112/

Will Nigeriaโ€™s rate hike impact local debt market? The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has voted to increase the Monetary Policy Rate by 100 basis points to 14 per cent. How is the local debt market digesting this development?

19/07/2022

Our Commercial papers listed on FMDQ were recently oversubscribed; translating to a 228% subscription of the issuance. ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ

We say "thank you" to our investors for believing in us.

Can IMF bailout stop Ghana's debt vulnerability? 12/07/2022

Ghana's public debt which drove the economy into crisis has led the country with no other option but to seek assistance from the International Monetary Fund after all efforts from the government to salvage the nation have proved abortive. The question is:

๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐Œ๐… ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐†๐ก๐š๐ง๐š ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐›๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง?

Our chairman shares his insights into this situation: https://lnkd.in/eTTJdBUA

Can IMF bailout stop Ghana's debt vulnerability? Ghanaโ€™s move to engage with the IMF for a bailout, reversing a policy decision not to seek assistance from the multilateral lender saw the nationโ€™s Eurobonds surge after the announcement.

25/03/2022

Global markets expects hike in rates due to inflation.
How does this affect countries that need to raise capital over the next couple of months especially in the eurobond market?

Currently, bond yield seems to be fairly stable, weย  however,ย  anticipate a further increase in interest rates which is most likely going to send bond yields higher.

Though, the DMO announced earlier in the year that the Nigerian economy has no plans to raise funds via the eurobond market.

How long do you think we can hold this up considering our current deficit? ๐Ÿค”

23/03/2022

We are glad to finally have our CP quoted on FMDQ ๐Ÿฅฐ

US Federal Reserve to announce first rate hike today 22/03/2022

Earlier this month, the Federal Open Market Committee raised the benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years and forecasted six more increases this year.

How do you think this will impact moves by emerging markets to raise money in the U.S bond market ?

Get expert insights from our chairman on CNBC Africa

In what ways do you think this will impact moves by emerging markets to raise money in the U.S. bond market?
Chairman, Egie Akpata shares expert insights on CNBC Africa
https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/6300864014001/

US Federal Reserve to announce first rate hike today The US Federal Reserve will announce its monetary policy direction later today, with global markets expecting a hike in rates amid soaring inflation.

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After The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 16.5 percent, from 14 percent in the bi...
Nigeriaโ€™s current debt stock is currently at $40bn, of which foreign debt is valued at $15.6bn. Do you think Nigeria nee...