Featured Nigeria’s inflation hits 34.6% YoY Aya Anwar Dec 16, 2024 0 Nigeria's inflation rate climbed for the third consecutive month in November, reaching 34.60 per cent annually, up…
Financial Institutions IFC to finance Nigerian private sector projects Aya Anwar Oct 29, 2024 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Nigeria's Central Bank (CBN) have signed a strategic agreement to…
Africa News Nigeria’s naira decline prompts rate discussions Aya Anwar May 21, 2024 0 The Nigeria's naira has sharply declined since mid-April, with a 28-year high inflation rate likely prompting the…
Featured CBN pays additional $64mln FX backlog Aya Anwar Jan 30, 2024 0 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has paid an additional $64.44 million toward the verified foreign exchange…
Africa News Nigeria’s central bank pays $2 bln to clear FX backlog Aya Anwar Jan 8, 2024 0 The Central Bank of Nigeria settled matured foreign exchange contracts by paying lenders about $2 billion of what…
Financial Institutions Britain, Nigeria explore ways to list naira bonds in London Yomna Yasser Jul 1, 2018 0 Britain and Nigeria are exploring ways to list naira-denominated bonds on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to help…
Banks Egypt’s forex reserves surpass Nigeria for first time in 6 years: Bloomberg Yomna Yasser Jun 7, 2017 0 Egypt’s foreign-exchange reserves have surpassed Nigeria’s for the first time since 2011. The North African…
Banks Egypt’s pound shows Nigeria must overcome its fear of floating free – Reuters Yomna Yasser Mar 7, 2017 0 A currency devaluation may do little to fix Nigeria's problems unless it follows the examples of emerging market…