
Nigeria's Dangote refinery has reduced its debt to $5.7 billion ahead of what is expected to be a record initial public offering, according to Moneyweb. The debt reduction was enabled by a swing to a profit of $1.82 billion in the six months through June, compared with a loss of $282.1 million a year earlier. The improved performance followed a ramp-up in production and higher sales at the Nigerian facility, which were boosted by the US-Iran war.
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