November 10, 2021/United Capital Research In continuing with our conversation on Payment Service Banks (PSBs), today’s series looks to examine the impact of CBN’s recent approval-in-principle for major telecoms (MTNN and Airtel) to establish subsidiaries to conduct PSB operations on banks’ profitability. Since the CBN granted approvals in principle to […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
MTN Nigeria: Again, Roll Out the “Yello” Carpet
November 10, 2021/CSL Research Following the listing by introduction of 20.3bn units of its shares on the premium board of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) at N90 per share in May 2019, MTN Nigeria (MTNN) has announced plans to sell 14% of its shares held by the parent company (MTN […]
The Unequal COVID Saving and Wealth Surge
(PHOTO: MICROSTUBHUB BY GETTY IMAGES) CHART OF THE WEEK November 9, 2021/IMFBlog By Cian Allen and Cyril Rebillard Household saving increased sharply during the COVID-19 crisis in many countries. Lower consumption, both as a result of lockdowns or precaution, combined with an increase in disposable income from government transfers allowed households to put […]
