| Nigeria banks: Likely winners and losers from the central bank's new capital rules
April 8, 2024-- Excluding retained earnings from the new capital threshold puts Nigerian bank shareholders at the sharp end. |
| New capital requirements for Nigerian banks are likely to trigger a process of industry consolidation, experts say.
Commercial banks in Nigeria with international authorisation will need capital of N500bn ($380m), or 10 times the current requirement, according to new rules issued by the central bank at the end of March. Domestically authorized banks will need N200bn, an eightfold increase. |
| Absa AFMI index shows reform helps in hard times October 22, 2025-Two out of three African countries have not improved or slipped backwards in their ratings among the 29 countries scored in the 2025 edition of the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index (AFMI), now in its ninth year. However, 10 out of 29 countries increased their overall scores, a slowdown from 2024 when 23 countries increased their scores. |
| Congo Basin Forests Hold Trillions in Untapped Value: New Report Calls for Strategic Global Investment October 21, 2025-The Congo Basin, home to the world's second-largest tropical rainforest, holds immense value for not only the six countries it spans, but for the planet. A new World Bank report reveals the region's forests are not only essential for climate stability and biodiversity, but also a foundation for economic resilience. |