Tag: Nigeria

CBN Releases Approved Guidelines for Banking Operations in the Free Zones in Nigeria

February 2, 2016/CBN Objectives The objectives of these Guidelines are to – complement and enhance the provisions of the Free Zones (FZs) Acts; provide details of regulatory and supervisory requirements necessary to promote efficient and sustainable banking services in Nigeria’s FZs; spell out details of permissible and prohibited activities of […]

Nigeria, Angola seek World Bank help as oil revenues slide

Tue Feb 2, 2016/Reuters By Alexis Akwagyiram and Herculano Coroado Nigeria and Angola, Africa’s two biggest oil producers, are both in talks with the World Bank about support to help cope with low crude prices, weakening currencies and strained public finances. Nigeria has held exploratory talks with the World Bank […]

Nigeria in ‘exploratory talks’ with World Bank, not asking for emergency loans: minister

Mon Feb 1, 2016/Reuters Nigeria has held exploratory talks with the World Bank to borrow in order to help fund a record budget in 2016 but has not applied for any emergency loans, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said on Sunday. Africa’s top oil producer is planning to borrow as much […]