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ATIB bank signs MoU with Majaal and Xtreme companies to finance and empower micro-entrepreneurs and enhance their growth and sustainability

🇱🇾 ATIB bank signs MoU with Majaal and Xtreme companies to finance and empower micro-entrepreneurs and enhance their growth and sustainability

Libya finance +0.70 · 15/03/2026

Libya's financial sector continues its gradual stabilization following years of institutional fragmentation, with the recent partnership between Assar...

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CBL to abolish tax on foreign exchange sales and tax on foreign exchange personal allowance to a rate of 6.37 dinars to the dollar

🇱🇾 CBL to abolish tax on foreign exchange sales and tax on foreign exchange personal allowance to a rate of 6.37 dinars to the dollar

Libya finance +0.65 · 15/03/2026

Libya's Central Bank has signaled a significant shift in its foreign exchange policy, announcing the abolition of surcharges on official currency sale...

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How the Private Credit Crunch Is Raising New Questions About Risk

🌍 How the Private Credit Crunch Is Raising New Questions About Risk

Pan-African finance -0.65 · 15/03/2026

The private credit revolution that has reshaped global finance over the past decade is now casting a long shadow over investment portfolios worldwide ...

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Why I need a quick loan to win Sacco elections...

🇰🇪 Why I need a quick loan to win Sacco elections...

Kenya finance -0.60 · 15/03/2026

Kenya's savings and credit cooperative organisations (Saccos) represent one of East Africa's most significant yet underexploited financial ecosystems,...

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‘Gruesome’ war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets

🇰🇪 ‘Gruesome’ war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets

Kenya finance -0.75 · 15/03/2026

The explosive growth of prediction markets—platforms allowing users to wager on real-world outcomes from sports to geopolitical events—is sparking reg...

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Morocco’s Capital Market Raises MAD 7.2 billion in January - Morocco World News

🇲🇦 Morocco’s Capital Market Raises MAD 7.2 billion in January - Morocco World News

Morocco finance +0.70 · 07/03/2026

Morocco's capital markets demonstrated robust momentum in January, mobilizing MAD 7.2 billion (approximately €690 million) in new financing—a signific...

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Tuju’s empire under siege as East African Development Bank moves to recover Sh2.2 billion loan

🇰🇪 Tuju’s empire under siege as East African Development Bank moves to recover Sh2.2 billion loan

Kenya finance -0.85 · 14/03/2026

The East African Development Bank's (EADB) move to recover a Sh2.2 billion loan from a prominent Kenyan business conglomerate represents far more than...

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Kenyan firm gets CBK nod to take on M-Pesa - Business Daily

🇰🇪 Kenyan firm gets CBK nod to take on M-Pesa - Business Daily

Kenya finance +0.60 · 01/12/2021

Kenya's Central Bank has granted regulatory approval to a domestic fintech firm to launch a mobile money service, marking a significant moment in the ...

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JPMorgan Makes Bold Push to Offload Huge LBO Debt

🌍 JPMorgan Makes Bold Push to Offload Huge LBO Debt

Pan-African finance -0.65 · 14/03/2026

JPMorgan Chase is accelerating efforts to offload a substantial leveraged buyout portfolio, marking a strategic pivot that carries significant implica...

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Zimbabwe says gold-backed currency stable but investor doubts persist - The EastAfrican

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe says gold-backed currency stable but investor doubts persist - The EastAfrican

Zimbabwe finance -0.35 · 17/06/2025

Zimbabwe's introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) currency in April 2024 represented an ambitious attempt to restore monetary stability in a nation r...

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Africa Gift Card Business and Investment Opportunity Report 2026: An $8.5 Billion Market by 2030 - Flutterwave, Fawry and Major Grocery Chains Drive Closed-Loop and Marketplace-Led Gift Card Models - Yahoo Finance

🌍 Africa Gift Card Business and Investment Opportunity Report 2026: An $8.5 Billion Market by 2030 - Flutterwave, Fawry and Major Grocery Chains Drive Closed-Loop and Marketplace-Led Gift Card Models - Yahoo Finance

Pan-African finance +0.85 · 20/02/2026

Africa's digital payments ecosystem is experiencing a fundamental shift as gift card commerce emerges as a critical growth lever for both established ...

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Why Nigerians rush to gold as it holds firm above $5,000 per ounce

🇳🇬 Why Nigerians rush to gold as it holds firm above $5,000 per ounce

Nigeria finance +0.60 · 14/03/2026

Nigeria's financial landscape is experiencing two concurrent trends that reveal both the fragility and resilience of Africa's largest economy—and pres...

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CBN mandates one ATM per 7,500 payment cards by 2028

🇳🇬 CBN mandates one ATM per 7,500 payment cards by 2028

Nigeria finance +0.65 · 14/03/2026

Nigeria's Central Bank has issued a sweeping directive that will reshape the country's financial infrastructure landscape, requiring banks and payment...

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Newly-appointed adviser on political economy, Bala Bello, thanks President Tinubu, pledges loyalty

🇳🇬 Newly-appointed adviser on political economy, Bala Bello, thanks President Tinubu, pledges loyalty

Nigeria finance +0.30 · 14/03/2026

President Bola Tinubu's appointment of Bala Bello as adviser on political economy arrives at a critical juncture for Nigeria's investment landscape. T...

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Absa to pay record dividend after profit rises to Sh14.6 billion - Business Daily

🇰🇪 Absa to pay record dividend after profit rises to Sh14.6 billion - Business Daily

Kenya finance +0.85 · 14/03/2023

Absa Bank, the pan-African financial services institution with significant operations across East Africa, has demonstrated robust operational performa...

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Executive luxury, shareholder poverty: The problem with corporate cover

🇳🇬 Executive luxury, shareholder poverty: The problem with corporate cover

Nigeria finance -0.75 · 14/03/2026

The anecdote of a Lagos banking executive lamenting the loss of corporate "cover" — the informal system whereby companies subsidize executive lifestyl...

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Nigeria's Financial Literacy Push Signals Regulatory Modernization and Market Expansion Opportunity for Foreign Fintech Players

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial Literacy Push Signals Regulatory Modernization and Market Expansion Opportunity for Foreign Fintech Players

Nigeria finance +0.70 · 14/03/2026

Nigeria's financial services sector is undergoing a meaningful transformation, driven by both regulatory reform and coordinated industry efforts to ex...

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CBN revises dormant account guidelines, drops affidavit requirement

🇳🇬 CBN revises dormant account guidelines, drops affidavit requirement

Nigeria finance +0.60 · 14/03/2026

Nigeria's Central Bank has implemented a significant regulatory adjustment that carries meaningful implications for foreign investors and fintech oper...

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First Trustees confirms support for Nairametrics Money Fair

🇳🇬 First Trustees confirms support for Nairametrics Money Fair

Nigeria finance +0.75 · 14/03/2026

Nigeria's financial services sector is experiencing a pivotal moment. The partnership between First Trustees, a leading Nigerian asset management firm...

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Chez Société générale Côte d’Ivoire, le banquier Patrick Blas partagé entre succès et incertitudes - Jeune Afrique

🌍 Chez Société générale Côte d’Ivoire, le banquier Patrick Blas partagé entre succès et incertitudes - Jeune Afrique

Côte d'Ivoire finance +0.15 · 25/02/2026

Société Générale's operations in Côte d'Ivoire, one of West Africa's most economically dynamic markets, are navigating a critical inflection point und...

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