Year: 2023

The average yield on Nigerian government bonds climbed to 15.74% on Tuesday amidst high inflation rate expectations. The secondary market witnessed selloffs across tenors with investors showing particular interest in very long-dated borrowing instruments.

Nigeria’s inflation rate ran to 27.33% in October 2023, the statistics office said in its monthly consumer price index report. Again, the increased consumer pressure was driven by a surge in food inflation.

Marking a significant milestone in the African cryptocurrency industry, Yellow Card has become the first fintech on the continent to launch PayPal USD (PYUSD).

Cordros US dollar fund year-to-date return cleared at 6.22% in October 2023. The US dollar asset underperformed by 0.16% month on month, though ahead of the coupon benchmark of 6.13%.