{"id":119877,"date":"2025-06-19T18:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=119877"},"modified":"2025-06-19T18:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:33:06","slug":"fg-bny-mellon-standard-bank-launch-naira-debt-access-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/fg-bny-mellon-standard-bank-launch-naira-debt-access-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"FG, BNY Mellon, Standard Bank Launch Naira Debt Access Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Daniel Adaji<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Federal Government, in partnership with BNY Mellon Corp. and Standard Bank Group Ltd., has launched global depositary notes backed by Nigerian sovereign debt denominated in naira.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This move, according to a statement by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday, aims to open Nigeria\u2019s local debt market to a wider pool of international investors.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The new instrument allows foreign investors to access Nigeria\u2019s high-yielding government debt through global financial clearing systems like Euroclear and Clearstream. 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