The domestic stock market closed the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, advancing in two of the three trading sessions. Investor sentiment was supported by a softer headline inflation print for February, alongside selective bargain hunting in bellwether names such as BUACEMENT (+21.0%), ZENITHBANK (+14.6%), DANGCEM (+1.9%) and WAPCO (+5.9%). […]
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How Fragile States Can Gain by Strengthening Institutions and Core Capacities
(Credit: Elen Marlen / iStock by Getty Images) The costs of fragility are high, but judicious economic policies can help foster trust and support economic stability and growth March 18, 2026/IMFBlog Paul M. Bisca, Alexei Miksjuk, Christian Mumssen, Gaëlle Pierre Some 1 billion people across 38 fragile and conflict–affected states experience lower economic […]
UBA, British International Investment Sign Letter of Intent to Explore Trade Finance Collaboration Across Africa
Image Credit: UBA Plc The announcement builds on growing momentum around intra-African trade facilitated by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which entered into force in 2021 and represents one of the world’s most significant trade integration initiatives March 19, 2026/UBA Plc United Bank for Africa (UK) Limited (“UBA […]
