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Fitch warns Nigeria’s $5 billion TRS could complicate debt restructuring

Fitch Ratings has warned that Nigeria’s proposed $5 billion Total Return Swap (TRS) with First Abu Dhabi Bank could obscure sovereign debt risks and complicate any future debt restructuring. The warning was contained in a new Fitch report titled Emerging Market Sovereigns’ Use of Total Return Swaps Raises Risks: Balancing Transparency and Recovery Risks Against Financing Flexibility, seen by Nairametrics. [...]