Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Naira slips to N1,576/€1 against Euro despite strong external reserves
The naira experienced a slight depreciation against the major European currency this week, with the CBN's latest data indicating i…
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Nigeria’s 6 fastest-growing sectors employ just 2.7% of workers – CardinalStone
Nigeria's six fastest-growing sectors account for just 2.7% of the country's workforce despite recording average annual growth rat…
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Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of orchestrating a coordinated effort to ob…
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FG, NIMC to extend trusted digital identity to 80 million learners
The Federal Government is extending trusted digital identity coverage to nearly 80 million learners across Nigeria's education sys…
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CardinalStone cuts Nigeria’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.2%, sees rate cuts after 2027 elections
Investment firm CardinalStone has revised its forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2026 to 4.2%, down from an earlier project…
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CREDICORP, NGGCL sign risk-sharing deal to expand consumer credit for Nigerians
The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) and the National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGCL) have signed a Memor…