For much of Nigeria’s financial history, merchant banking has quietly played a foundational, though often underestimated role. From trade finance and corporate advisory in the 1960s to today’s strategic intermediation
As Nigeria looks to boost growth in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, securing illiquid assets to inject more liquidity into markets offers a ready-to-use solution to unlock the cash
Overcoming regulatory challenges to leverage blockchain for global trade Global competitiveness demands a coherent blockchain strategy. Nigerian financial institutions hold the expertise to develop a progressive blockchain response Blockchain is
Credit and technology to transform farming sector With Nigeria’s population set to reach 400 million by 2050, unlocking credit for the country’s small holder farmers currently contributing almost 30% of
Summary Opening market liquidity was reported at NGN312.8bn on Friday (17 Sep ‘21). Overnight and repo rates closed within a range of 16.5-20.0%. The secondary market for NTBs was largely
Today we highlight one of the sessions, ‘Economic Recovery’, at the recently concluded CIBN Banking and Finance conference. This was a hybrid event in Abuja, Lagos and partially virtual last
The national accounts for Q2 2021 by the NBS show that GDP grew by 5.0% y/y compared with 0.5% recorded in Q1 2021. This is in line with our expectation.
Decision (unanimous)Retain MPR at 11.50% Retain the asymmetric corridor of the MPR at +100 / -700 basis point. Retain CRR at 27.5%. Retain liquidity ratio at 30%. The MPC noted
Summary Opening market liquidity was reported at NGN68.1bn on Friday (10 Sep ‘21). Overnight and repo rates closed within a range of 14.5-16.0%. The secondary market for NTBs was largely
Digital technologies can promote growth in an economy partly due to their capacity to reduce costs and improve the quality of delivery. However, to achieve this, high-speed and reliable internet
