10/09/2019

Bank of Uganda cuts policy rate to 9 per cent for October 2019

This policy move is expected to boost already high liquidity levels in the banking sector and this will eventually accelerate credit growth and real economic activity,” said Adam Mugume, Executive Director for Research at Bank of Uganda (BoU).

10/07/2019

FirstBank Partners NESG

The Nigerian Economic Summit is the foremost credible platform for public-private dialogue which enables policy makers and influencers to deliberate on issues, proffer policy options with a view to a better understanding of our national economic policy di

10/06/2019

70% debt service unsustainable, Nigeria may default –Experts

The recent announcement by the World Bank Vice-President for Africa, Hafez Ghanem, that the global financial institution is in talks with the Nigerian authorities for as much as $2.5 billion in a new tranche of concessionary lending to Africa’s most

10/02/2019

Nigerian Banks miss deadline to ramp up lending

The central bank in July gave banks until the end of September to show that they use at least 60% of their deposits for loans, or risk being punished with more onerous cash-reserve requirements.