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CBN’s $1 Trillion Mirage: Why Nigeria’s Real Sector Holds the Missing Key

BY BLAISE UDUNZE When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recently declared that the country was on course to becoming a $1 trillion economy through...

U.S. Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate, Powell Avoids Firm Commitment on Next Move

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned investors against assuming the US central bank would follow its second straight interest-rate cut with another in December. “A further reduction...

Hybrid Capital: Access Bank UK Issues $295M in AT1 Loan Notes to Parent Access Holdings

On 16 July 2025, Access Bank UK issued Additional Tier 1 loan notes to the value of $295 million (N451.9 billion) to Access Holdings...

Corporate Gain: Lower Inflation Fuels Dual Tailwind of Spending and Cost Reduction

Nigeria’s easing inflation should offer relief to battered consumers as well as reduce firms input costs helping to boost corporate margins and sales in...

Trump Tightens Screws on China With 100% Tariff and Technology Restrictions

US President Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 100% tariff on China as well as export controls on “any and all critical software” beginning...

Tax Revenue Boost Leads to 55% Drop in Nigeria Debt Issuance

An expansion in tax revenue has led to less aggressiveness in Nigeria debt issuance by the government as President Bola Tinubu’s bold reforms have...

Private Sector Sentiment in Nigeria Improves For a Ninth Consecutive Month

Private sector sentiment in Nigeria improved for a ninth consecutive month, the longest stretch since at least 2022, as a slowdown in inflation drove...

Trump India Tariffs May Boost Africa Instead as Firms Dodge 50% Levy

India businesses are looking to expand production in Africa for exporting to the US, after President Donald Trump hit the South Asian nation with...

S&P Affirms US Credit Rating On Tariff Revenues

The US can maintain its credit strength despite the fiscal hit of a recent spending bill, in part because tariff revenues will reduce the...

Nigeria Budget Deficit May Hit 4.7% of GDP on Lower Oil Income – IMF

Nigeria economic reforms have improved investor sentiment but the nation’s finances are being hurt by lower oil prices that will widen its budget deficit...

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