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Nigeria: Access Bank and Deloitte Launch SME Business Clinic to Drive Sustainable Growth Across Nigeria
In a landmark initiative to empower Nigeria’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for long-term sustainability, Access Bank Plc has partnered with global professional ...
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Nigeria: Naira Holds Steady as FX Reserves Strengthen Amid Diminished Dollar Demand
The Nigerian naira maintained relative stability against the US dollar at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) on Monday, with the Central Bank ...
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Nigeria: Capital Market Critical to Realising $1 Trillion Economy Target – Edun
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has reiterated the strategic role of Nigeria’s capital market in realising ...
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Nigeria: Naira Firms as Corporate Dollar Demand Eases Amid CBN’s Strategic Support
The Nigerian naira posted modest gains last week against the US dollar, buoyed by subdued corporate demand for foreign exchange and signs of ...
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Nigeria: Interbank Rates React as Banks Withdraw N1.4 Trillion from CBN Standing Facility
Short-term benchmark interest rates in Nigeria’s money market edged higher last week amid tightening system liquidity, following a significant withdrawal of funds through ...
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Angola: Fitch Maintains Angola’s ‘B-’ Credit Rating with Stable Outlook Amid Structural Challenges and Fiscal Discipline
Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed Angola’s long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating at ‘B-’ with a stable outlook, citing a delicate balance between persistent structural ...
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Nigeria: Lagos Set to Release Nigeria’s First AI Governance Guidelines—Olatunbosun Alake
Lagos State is on track to lead Nigeria’s artificial intelligence (AI) revolution with the imminent release of the country’s first AI governance guidelines, ...
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Nigeria: Proposed US Remittance Tax May Curtail Nigeria’s FX Inflows and Spur Informal Transfers — CSL
CSL Stockbrokers Limited has warned that a proposed United States (US) legislation imposing a 5% tax on outbound remittances could significantly impact Nigeria’s ...
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Nigeria: World Bank Projects Inflation to Average 22.1% in 2025, Backed by CBN’s Tight Monetary Policy
The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s average inflation rate will ease to 22.1% in 2025, citing the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ...
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RegTech Africa Conference & Awards 2025: Pioneering Africa’s Economic Transformation through Innovation and Collaboration
In just under two weeks, the global spotlight will turn to Lagos, Nigeria, as the RegTech Africa Conference & Awards 2025 convenes at ...