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Afreximbank appoints Marlene Ngoyi as new CEO of FEDA
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the appointment of Ms. Marlene Ngoyi as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank’s development-oriented ...
Global
Global: Central Bank of Chile Studies Issuance of a Digital Currency
The Central Bank of Chile revealed it is studying how to issue a national digital currency, the digital peso. The bank issued a ...
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Nigeria: Airtel losses over N54m as 8.5 million customers fail to link SIMs to NIN
Telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria has lamented at least N54,599,281.80 ($131,460) revenue loss as about 8.5 million of its customers are yet to link ...
Global
Global: BIS data shows unstoppable CBDC momentum
Research by the Bank for international Settlements into central bank thinking on the prospect of issuing bank-backed digital currencies (CBDC) shows growing momentum, ...
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Nigeria: CBN says investors should suffer from FOMO when considering investing in Africa
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, says investors should suffer from Fear of missing out (FOMO) when considering ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ghana will solve debt crisis without IMF help, finance minister says
Ghana is committed to managing its debt without assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said, expressing his confidence ...
Ghana
Ghana: Vodafone CEO Named Best Private Sector CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has been named the overall best Private Sector CEO at the maiden edition ...
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Nigeria: Nigeria attains 64% financial inclusion, targets 95% in 2024 — CBN Deputy Gov
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Aishah Ahmad yesterday said financial inclusion in Nigeria has improved significantly. According to him, ...
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South Africa: Vodacom launches Vodalend Compare for consumer lending
Vodacom Financial Services has launched VodaLend Compare, a financial services marketplace aimed at offering unsecured personal loans for customers. The company says the ...
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Nigeria: Court orders Polaris Bank to pay customer N500,000 over failed N61,000 POS transaction
The bank described the N500,000 damage as disproportionate, compared to the N60,000 that was “trapped”. An Akwa Ibom State High Court has ordered Polaris Bank ...
