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Ghana Signs $256 Million Debt Restructuring Deal with UK, Unlocking Key…
Ghana has taken a major step toward economic recovery by signing a $256 million bilateral debt restructuring…
Nigeria Reaches 2 Million Barrels per Day capacity Crude Oil Production Amid…
Nigeria has now reached a production capacity of 2 million crude oil barrels per day (bpd), the Nigerian Upstream…
World Bank Urges Bold Reforms to Drive Ghana’s Generational Economic…
The World Bank has called on Ghana to implement urgent economic reforms to secure long-term growth and create more…
CBN Cuts MPR to 27%: Experts Praise Move, SMEs Struggle with High Borrowing Costs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points, bringing it down…
U.S. Treasury Yields Rise Amid Stronger Home Sales and Looming Government Shutdown
U.S. Treasury yields climbed on Wednesday as investors monitored upcoming economic data and weighed the risk of a…
Asian Stocks Pause Amid Yen Weakness, Oil Slips as Investors Await Fed Signals
Asian stock markets took a breather on Thursday after a strong rally in recent weeks, as investors searched for…
Naira Abuse Drives Up Printing Costs: CBN Launches Nationwide “Handle with Care”…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sounded the alarm over the rising costs of printing and replacing naira…
Nigeria’s Finance and Insurance Sector Soars 16.13% in Q2 2025, Driving GDP Growth
Nigeria’s finance and insurance sector experienced a remarkable growth of 16.13% in real terms during the second…
Bank of Ghana Cuts Policy Rate to 21.5% as Inflation Eases, MPC Minutes Reveal
The Bank of Ghana has reduced its key lending rate to 21.5 percent, following a 350-basis-point cut approved by…
CBN Cuts MPR to 27% After Five Years as Inflation Eases, Banks Meet New Capital…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cut its benchmark Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 27 percent, the first time…
Nigeria’s 2025 GDP Growth Hinges on Fiscal Discipline, Reforms and Dangote…
Nigeria’s 2025 growth outlook will only materialise if policymakers maintain fiscal discipline and stay the course…
CBN Cuts Interest Rate to 27% as OPS Seeks Real Credit Relief for Businesses
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lowered its benchmark interest rate to 27 per cent, marking its first cut of…
European Stocks Dip as Powell Flags High Valuations; Defense Shares Rally on…
European markets slipped on Wednesday morning as investors digested a warning from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair…
CBN MPC Meets to Decide Nigeria’s Interest Rates Amid Easing Inflation and Rising…
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is meeting this week to decide on the nation’s…
Nigeria’s Finance and Insurance Sector Surges 16.13% in Q2 2025, Strengthening GDP…
Nigeria’s Finance and Insurance sector recorded a real growth of 16.13% in the second quarter of 2025, according…
Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Surge to $42bn – Six-Year High Boosts Naira Stability…
Nigeria’s external reserves have soared past the $42 billion mark for the first time since September 2019, hitting…
Nigeria’s GDP Surges 4.32% in Q2 2025 as Oil and Non-Oil Sectors Drive Growth
Nigeria’s economy has demonstrated strong resilience in the second quarter of 2025, with Gross Domestic Product…
CBN MPC Meeting: Slowing Inflation Sparks Mixed Rate-Cut Expectations Among…
Nigeria’s slowing inflation has created a divide among economists as the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary…
U.S. Inflation Data to Test Fed’s Rate Cut as Markets Eye Friday Report
All eyes are on Washington this week as the Federal Reserve braces for new inflation data that could determine…
Falling Inflation Sparks Rate-Cut Speculation as CBN’s MPC Meets in Abuja
Nigeria’s steadily easing inflation is fuelling expectations that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary…
China–Nigeria Trade Surges to $15.48 Billion in Seven Months, Strengthening…
Bilateral trade between Nigeria and China has soared to $15.48 billion in the first seven months of 2025, marking…
Tinubunomics Under Fire: Abuja SMEs Struggle With Rising Costs, Taxes, and…
Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria’s capital city are sounding the alarm over a mounting cost…
Economist Warns Bank of Ghana’s Aggressive Rate Cut Risks Inflation Amid Rising…
Economist Professor Patrick Asuming has cautioned the Bank of Ghana (BoG) over its latest policy decision,…
FAAC Disburses N2.22 Trillion to Federal, State, and Local Governments for August…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N2.22 trillion among Nigeria’s federal,…
NECA Urges CBN to Cut Interest Rates as Inflation Eases, Calls for Relief for…
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has applauded the steady decline in Nigeria’s inflation…
FG to Disburse ₦250 Billion Bank of Agriculture Loans, Insures 250,000 Farmers to…
The Federal Government has announced plans to disburse ₦250 billion in loans through the Bank of Agriculture to…
FAAC Distributes N2.2 Trillion August 2025 Revenue to FG, States and LGs
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday announced that the Federal Government, states, and…
Aderonke Atoyebi Urges African Leaders to Explain How Tax Revenues Are Spent
The Technical Assistant to the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Broadcast Media,…
European Stocks Climb as Traders React to U.S. Fed Rate Cut and Await Bank of…
European shares opened higher on Thursday morning as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest interest…
Ghana’s Central Bank Slashes Record 350bps as Inflation Eases, Economy Shows…
Ghana’s central bank stunned markets on Wednesday by delivering its largest-ever policy rate cut, reducing the…