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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) mopped up $200 million in naira equivalent at the foreign exchange market as part of an effort to stabilise the local currency.
Global economic growth should be steady this year, provided the current oil price shock is not prolonged, Fitch Ratings says in its latest March 2026 Global Economic Outlook (GEO).
President Bola Tinubu has approved a targeted fiscal incentive designed to unlock the long-awaited Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Bonga Southwest Aparo (BSWA) deepwater project.
The single currency of the European countries (the euro) strengthened against the US dollar on Tuesday as oil prices retreated following U.S. President Donald Trump’s remark that the war in Iran would end soon.
The naira halted its negative trend in the foreign exchange market after data showed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) pumped dollars to influence the direction of the spot rate at the official window.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to conduct its second Treasury Bills auction for the month on Wednesday, with a total offer of N850 billion in the bucket for subscription.
GCR Ratings (GCR) has withdrawn the national scale long-term and short-term issuer ratings of BBB-(GH)/A3(GH) assigned to Letshego Ghana Savings and Loans PLC without review.
The average yield on Nigerian sovereign Eurobonds rose by 26 basis points in the international debt capital market as foreign portfolio investors exited positions amid the Middle East conflict, rattling global financial markets.
Oil prices eased as markets began to price in a remark that the Middle East conflict will end soon. Brent crude traded at $91.67 per barrel. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) increased 5.55% to $87.60 per barrel.
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets, today released its March 2026 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report.