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1 – 10 of 18Works and Housing Minister Babatunde Fashola claimed that sukuk represented an attempt to compensate for a lack of resources in government capital spending. Sukuk funds are…
The underperformance of the oil sector, coupled with a recent fuel distribution crisis, have combined to dampen growth forecasts for 2019. While President Joao Lourenco’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244145
ISSN: 2633-304X
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This is the second devaluation of the naira in less than six months on the official foreign exchange (forex) market. The CBN has previously staved off a devaluation despite the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB255029
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SOUTH AFRICA: Fiscal challenges are mounting
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES251949
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Nigerian banking sector.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235457
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SOUTH AFRICA: VBS bank folding may prompt more fallout
The move follows a streamlining process by the government over the past two years that has seen nine major banks liquidated by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). President Nana Akufo-Addo…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240984
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The installation is the result of increased demand for easier access to cryptocurrency in the country and reflects the growing interest in cryptocurrencies across Sub-Saharan…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233896
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More than two years of structurally lower oil prices have exposed the nature of the sector’s lending practices, which have been partially obscured by the industry’s rapid growth…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217855
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Instead it ordered that all foreign exchange purchases should occur through commercial banks. This move aims to stabilise the value of the naira by reducing effective domestic…