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Latest Nigerian Currency Devaluation Sows Confusion With Traders
Naira devalued by 5.5% against dollar, according to FMDQ data. Nigeria is seeking to unify its multiple exchange…
China Imposes Checks On Large Transactions After Bank Runs
China imposed a program to keep large transactions in check amid heightened concerns over the state of its…
Nigeria: OPS Backs CBN On Exchange Rates’ Unification
The Organised Private Sector (OPS) has commended the recent step by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) towards…
Is Nigeria’s Mobile Money Data An Unsolved Puzzle Fintechs Toy With?
Here’s a simple question: How many mobile money agents are in Nigeria at present? Well, the answer is not so simple…
Banks, Other Lenders Urged To Finance Africa’s Economy
The Group Chief Executive Officer, United Capital Plc, Mr. Peter Ashade, has called on financial institutions to…
British Pound Heads For First Weekly Win Against Dollar In Four
Sterling was headed for its first positive week in four against the dollar on Friday, holding close to the $1.25…
Spain’s Banks Look To Make Lockdown Branch Closures Permanent
As Spain reopens after the COVID-19 crisis, its banking industry is seizing the opportunity to shrink its swollen…
Eco Common Currency And Gulf Between
If it goes according to schedule, the currency of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) since 1945,…
Naira Gains Against The Dollar Across Forex Markets As Liquidity Hits Record…
At the black market, the naira appreciated marginally by N1 to a dollar to close at N461 to a dollar.
Forex…
UK New Money Transfer Rules You’ll Have To Follow From 30 June
Transferring money from your bank account to friends, family and other payees is going to change slightly from the…
Nigerian Banks’ Forex Shortage To Hit $5bn
Nigerian banks’ foreign currency funding gap will rise to $5bn over the current low oil prices, volatile foreign…
Moody’s – Nigerian Banks To Face Pressure With Reduced Dollar Deposit
Banks in Nigeria are facing foreign currency shortages because of low oil prices, volatile foreign…
Sterling Steadies As Survey Shows Nascent Manufacturing Recovery
Sterling hovered around $1.24 on Wednesday after manufacturing survey data pointed to a small increase in…
Nigeria: NASD Plc OTC To Enhance Capital Raising Capabilities
The Managing Director/CEO of NASD Plc, Mr. Bola Ajomale, has said the company, which is providing…
Naira Declines Against US Dollar, Remains Pressure Across FX Segments
Naira declined against the United States dollar on the Investors and Exporters’ forex window on…
Euro Is Riding A Wave Of Confidence On Europe Pandemic Response
The euro’s best rally in more than two years looks set to extend, with a host of market…
Nigeria’s Economic Advisory Council Cautions Against Multiple Exchange Rate
The Presidential Economic Advisory Council, PEAC, yesterday, advised the Federal…
Central Bank Of Nigeria: Leveraging I&E Window For Exchange Rate Stability
Having successfully used the Investors and Exporters’ (I&E) foreign exchange window to stop the naira…
Banks Warn Debt Forgiveness Will Hurt, Not Help Africa
Scrapping the debt of heavily indebted African nations will only come back to haunt them, according to two of the…
Nigeria: FG, States Eye N212b Revenue As Naira Heads To N400/$
THE federal, states and local governments are set to earn additional N212 billion revenue this year from the…
Nigeria’s External Reserves Down By $261m
Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) website showed that Nigeria’s external reserve is now $36.3…
Coronavirus: U.S. Bank Deposits Increase By $2 Trillion
It's the banking world's version of the rich getting richer.
A record $2 trillion surge in cash hit the…
Several U.S. Banks To Close Branches, Offices Early For Juneteenth
Several U.S. banks are closing branches and offices early on Friday to observe the Juneteenth holiday, which…
U.S. Bank Profits Plunge 70% On Coronavirus Loss Provisioning
U.S. bank profits fell by 69.6% to $18.5 billion in the first quarter of 2020 from the year prior as banks felt the…
Adesina Reacts To AfDB Vice President’s Resignation
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina has reacted to the resignation of Jennifer…
U.S., Nigeria Square Up in Tussle Over African Bank Chief
The U.S. and Nigeria are facing off in a dispute over whether allegations against the head of the African…
Banks Are Deep In A Bear Market, And Traders See Little Reason For Hope
Bank stocks are breaking down.
The KBE bank ETF, which includes major companies Citigroup and JPMorgan, has…
FCMB Issues Official Statement On Collapse Of Customer At Onipanu Branch; Debunks…
Leading Nigerian financial institution, First City Monument bank (FCMB) has issued an official statement to address…
Nigeria’s Access Bank To Cut Staff Salaries To Avoid Job Losses
Access Bank Plc plans to cut salaries to avoid job losses as a lockdown to contain the coronavirus hampers the…