JPMorgan is finalising a new Frontier Market Local Currency Debt Index, signalling a major shift in how global investors view high-yield, high-growth economies. With heavyweights like Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Vietnam, and Bangladesh set to dominate the index, frontier markets are stepping into the spotlight.
Why does this matter?
Frontier local debt is now a $1 trillion market and has outperformed traditional EM bonds, offering yield premiums of 400bps+, with most countries yielding above 10%. Yet these economies host one-fifth of the world’s population and receive barely 3% of global capital flows.
In simple terms: the world’s most underpriced growth story is finally getting a benchmark.
If this index gains traction, it won’t just guide portfolios — it could reshape capital flows, deepen local markets, and redefine how global investors think about risk and return in the next decade.
The frontier is becoming the new core.
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📌 January 2026 ESG & Market Pulse
-Investors push back on simplified ESG reporting standards
-Corporates scale carbon removal & grid innovation
-New sustainability policies strengthen global frameworks
-Green finance & climate tech investments hit new highs
-Markets pivot toward impact + data integrity
🔎 What’s clear? ESG isn’t a sidebar; it’s central to capital allocation.
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Expected February 2026 Fixed-income inflows rolling in!
OMO, NTB, and FGN Bond Coupon Payments hitting the books. Stable returns for smart investors.
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Nigeria debt markets roar into 2026: ₦2.25trn → ₦900bn bond auction oversubscription, high bid-to-cover ratios, and measured yield compression signal deep investor confidence.
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“The diaspora isn’t just your donors; they’re your global customers and structured investors”
Having the diaspora in mind while building a business is very essential in today’s economy.
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What kind of world would we build if every ambitious person also carried humility in their heart?
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“I will not have the guts to talk to anyone about investing in Nigeria If I’m not leading by example”
Dangote shares his reason behind his investments in Nigeria his country.
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🚨BREAKING: The Federal Reserve has decided to keep interest rates steady at 3.5%-3.75%, marking a pause after three consecutive quarter-point cuts. This decision reflects the Fed’s cautious approach, balancing economic growth and inflation concerns. The move was widely anticipated, with markets pricing in a 97% chance of no change.
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Bitcoin is stabilizing near $89,200 after its January pullback, but the market has entered a more delicate phase. A rare bearish EMA crossover (21 week below 50 week) suggests an easy upside is behind us, pointing to consolidation or downside risk.
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ESG Enters Its Strategic Phase
As 2026 approaches, the ESG conversation is shifting decisively. The “S” and “G” are under sharper scrutiny, while the “E” is transitioning from a compliance burden to a core industrial and investment strategy. The great decarbonization shift is no longer about who reports the most, but who executes best in a capital-constrained, geopolitically complex world.
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Extract from Weekly Market Review
The week ahead is poised with developing macroeconomic updates. Locally, the scheduled January 2026 FGN Bond auction outcome is a keen indicator of yield direction and investor demand. This is in addition to the expected inflows of over ₦2.55 trillion in maturing OMO bills and coupon payments, driving reinvestment pressure. Potentially, prompting fresh OMO(s) auction.
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In the week ending January 23, 2026, Nigeria’s financial markets entered a defining inflection point, where fiscal consolidation, liquidity management, and structural reform converged to reshape price discovery across assets. The government’s transition to a unified budget framework by April 2026 has triggered a heightened funding cycle, evident in outsized sovereign bond auction offers, robust Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Open Market Operation (OMO) and Nigeria Treasury Bill (NTB) long-tenor oversubscriptions, and a clear investor drive toward yield optimization across the curve. While elevated issuance tests demand depth, resilient bidding, selective duration extension, and anchored stop rates signal growing confidence in inflation moderation and policy stabilization.
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