OPINION/EDITORIAL

Pre MPC November 2023: MPC May Increase the Key Policy Rate Further by 100bps

November 17, 2023/Cordros Report The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is expected to meet on the 20th and 21st of November after failing to have its September policy meeting, following the appointment of the new CBN Governor. Since the last MPC meeting in July, […]

Securing a High Value Exit in a Burgeoning African M&A Market

November 17, 2023/Spreckley Partners Limited By Victor Basta, CEO of DAI Magister Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) has long been a vital part of the global financial ecosystem, with the first deal dating back to the 1870s. Until recently Africa hasn’t developed enough companies of scale for successful M&A to drive highly […]

World Bank Commences Disbursement of Palliative Loan

November 17, 2023/CSL Research A Punch news report yesterday says the World bank has disbursed c.US$300 million to Nigeria from the US$800 million approved for Nigeria’s National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up. The fund was approved by the World Bank on 16 December 2021. The first repayment of the loan […]