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The Winners of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Get $370,000 and Qualify for the 2024 Olympic Marathon

The event drew elite athletes from Africa and around the world as well as fitness and lifestyle aficionados to Lagos, Africa’s commercial and cultural capital February 10, 2023/Access Bank Plc East African athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia once again dominated the 2023 Access Bank (www.AccessBankPLC.com) Lagos City Marathon. Edwin Kibet […]

Mastercard SpendingPulse: U.S. retail sales up +8.8% year-over-year in January

February 10, 2023/Mastercard According to Mastercard SpendingPulse™, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, U.S. retail sales excluding automotive were up +8.8% year-over-year in January. E-commerce sales were up +8.4% YOY, while in-store sales were up +8.9% YOY. Mastercard SpendingPulse reflects nominal spending and is not […]

AfDB Names Ahmed Rashad Attout as Acting Director of the Financial Sector Development Department

Attout has been directly involved in the delivery and execution of key capital markets funded and unfunded operations of more than $4.5 billion in over 35 African countries February 10, 2023/AfDB The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has appointed Ahmed Rashad Attout as Acting Director, Financial Sector Development Department, effective 1st […]