Nigeria
Nigeria: Loan repayment defaults increase in banks — CBN survey
A Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, survey report has shown that banks recorded increased default rates on secured loans in the third quarter of the ...
Regulatory
Global: SEC, World Bank Move to Strengthen Philippines’ Corporate Bond Market and Expand SME Financing
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is advancing a series of reforms aimed at deepening the Philippines’ corporate bond market and improving access ...
Kenya
Kenya Targets Illicit Cryptocurrency Use in AML Crackdown
Kenya targets illicit cryptocurrency use with a fresh push against money laundering and terrorism financing. The country’s government recently made it clear to ...
Regulatory
Global: ECB Board Overhaul Highlights Deep Diversity Gaps With Potential Policy Consequences
Eurozone officials have begun a two-year transition to refresh most of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) six-member Executive Board—including replacing President Christine Lagarde—triggering ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenswitch Prevails in Landmark Tax Case as Tribunal Confirms Switching Services Are VAT-Exempt
Kenswitch, Kenya’s leading independent payment switch, has secured a major legal victory after the Tax Appeals Tribunal ruled that its transaction switching services ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: Tax reforms boost economic resilience, says FIRS
President Bola Tinubu’s bold tax reform initiatives remain central to Nigeria’s long-term strategy for economic resilience, according to the Executive Chairman of the ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FATF Grey List Exit Boosts Naira as Reserves Surpass $43bn – CBN
Nigeria’s financial markets have surged on the back of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)’s decision to remove the country from its grey ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: PenCom Targets 80 Million Informal Workers With Revamped Personal Pension Plan
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has intensified efforts to expand pension coverage to Nigeria’s vast informal workforce, as its Director-General, Omolola Oloworaran, reaffirmed ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FCCPC enforces new consumer lending rules in January
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has set January 5, 2026, as the deadline for all digital lending platforms and intermediaries in ...
Nigeria
Nigeria: FRC, NIRC strengthen sustainability reporting via London programme
Stakeholders from the Nigeria Integrated Reporting Committee and the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria attended a training in London as part of efforts ...