Updates

Mastercard SpendingPulse: February U.S. retail sales rise 8.7% year-over-year* amid inflation, return to office

March 9, 2022/Mastercard U.S. consumer spending maintained positive momentum in February, according to Mastercard SpendingPulseTM, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment. Overall retail sales excluding auto increased 8.7% year-over-year (YOY) and were up 17.3% compared pre-pandemic spending (2019). This is slightly above January growth […]

NGX’s Top Female Executive Makes WFE’s Women Leaders List

March 9, 2022/NGX The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and Central Counterparty Clearing Houses (CCPs), today published its annual Women Leaders List. Notable among the selected women leaders is the Divisional Head, Business Support Services, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), Ms. Irene Robinson-Ayanwale.  The […]

Africa’s Energy Goals Cannot be Realized Unless Women Lead Development

Representing the continent’s premier energy event, African Energy Week both recognizes and advocates for the women shaping the direction of the industry. Image Credit: AEC With International Women’s Day being celebrated across the world, Africa’s premier energy event, African Energy Week (AEW), maintains a strong position that women have to […]