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Notes from the market
Perspectives on financial intermediation, trade finance and reaching financial close in the West African market.
18 June 2026
Sizing a facility to the cash cycle
A credit line is only as useful as its fit with how a business turns inventory and receivables into cash. Here is how we read the cycle and work backwards to the facility.
5 June 2026
What makes a file bankable
Lenders decline more transactions for how they are presented than for what they contain. A bankable file answers the credit committee's questions before they are asked.
26 May 2026
Bringing capital into West Africa: the case for a local arranger
For investors and institutions deploying into the region, a local arranger is what turns a mandate into a funded, well-governed transaction. Here is the work it does.
12 May 2026
Why local execution decides financial close
A bankable plan is the start, not the finish. In West African markets, the distance to a funded close is closed on the ground.
3 April 2026
Trade finance, in plain terms
Spot credit, letters of credit and confirming lines: what each instrument does, and when it is the right tool to unlock working capital.
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