November 17, 2025/Cordros Report Based on the CPI data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s headline inflation fell sharply by 196bps to 16.05% y/y in October (September: 18.02% y/y). However, on a month-on-month basis, consumer prices increased by 21bps to 0.93% (September: +0.72% m/m). Food inflation decreased by […]
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Authorities Scrap Planned 15% Fuel Import Levy
—-Lawmakers approve ₦1.2 trillion in additional domestic borrowing November 14, 2025/CSL Research Authorities have suspended the planned implementation of the 15% import duty on petrol and diesel, marking a significant policy reversal just weeks before it was due to take effect. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) […]
Why Africa Needs Collaborative Funding Value Chains to Drive Intra-Continental Trade
November 14, 2025 Written by Bohani Hlungwane, Interim Managing Executive: Transactional Banking, Absa CIB As a Ugandan coffee trader, the five bordering African countries – Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and South Sudan – offer opportune access to over 250 million people. Despite the geographical advantage […]
