Stanchart, GT Bank lead Dangote Nigeria refinery loan
ABUJA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Dangote Industries, the umbrella firm of Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote, signed off on a $3.3 billion loan on Wednesday for a 400,000 oil refinery and petrochemical plant, with Standard Chartered (Other OTC: SCBFF - news) and Guaranty Trust Bank leading the deal.
Other banks involved were South Africa's Standard Bank and FirstRand, Nigerian lenders Access Bank , Zenith Bank, Ecobank Nigeria Limited , Fidelity Bank, First Bank (Other OTC: FRBA - news) , Diamond Bank, UBA and First City Monument Bank.