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Banks, fintech, capital rules and where the money is being lent.
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Cardoso takes Nigeria's cross-border payment talks to Beijing. Why paying Chinese suppliers still runs through dollars, and what a direct channel would change.
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CBN governor Olayemi Cardoso is now chairman of Africa Finance Corporation's board. What AFC does, and why the CBN's 38% shareholding explains the appointment.
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Ecobank is joining China's CIPS payment system to settle trade in yuan. What CIPS is, why it matters for African importers, and what is still unclear.
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CBN offers ₦900bn in treasury bills on 7 October. What T-bills are, why rates are falling, and what the 364-day bill actually pays savers after inflation.
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Kenya's central bank proposes a capital dial it can turn up in a boom,What the CBK's new 2.5% buffer would mean for Kenya's biggest banks
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Chime agrees to buy Stride Bank for $590M cash, trading sponsor-bank dependencies for a national charter, higher margins, and $100M+ in net synergies.
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A financial analysis of FirstHoldCo's balance sheet resilience, CBN capital compliance, and liquidity mechanics behind its FTSE Frontier 50 admission.
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Vetiva leads the structuring of Dangote Refinery's ₦2.15tn public offer. Read how this mega-deal alters debt-to-equity ratios and syndicate financing.
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President Duma Boko courts Aliko Dangote for Botswana's Trans-Kalahari Railway, urging local pension funds to co-finance major infrastructure.
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FirstBank crosses ₦1tn in cumulative digital loans while disbursing ₦1bn daily via FirstAdvance. Here is the financial mechanics driving instant retail credit in Nigeria.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria tenders ₦700 billion in Treasury Bills, heavily weighted toward 1-year paper to fund net borrowing goals before Q3 closes.
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CBN's proposed rule requiring stablecoin issuers to hold fiat reserves in local custodian banks could unlock massive non-interest deposit balances for top lenders.
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