Emerging markets were at the forefront of last year’s massive growth in global cryptocurrency adoption. With this growth widely tipped to continue into 2022, a range of countries will see their crypto markets mature or expand.
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Economic update | Report: How can sustainable finance support the transformation of hydrocarbons-dependent economies?
19 Jan 2022
With the world economy heading into a complex post-pandemic recovery, GCC governments have outlined a wide-ranging set of environmental targets – and shone a stronger spotlight on sustainability.
Articles & Analysis | Nigeria targets loan recovery to finance key sectors of the economy from The Report: Nigeria 2022
The authorities have been working for years to ease the burden of non-performing loans (NPLs) on the financial system. In 2009, in part due to the global financial crisis, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) bailed out eight distressed lenders by injecting $4bn into the market. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) was formed the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Samaila Zubairu, CEO, Africa Finance Corporation: Interview from The Report: Nigeria 2022
To what degree is attracting private capital for infrastructure important to the economy?
Articles & Analysis | New products and boards to deepen Nigeria’s capital markets from The Report: Nigeria 2022
Nigeria’s capital markets ecosystem has made significant developmental progress in the last 10 years by growing the type of tradeable instruments and number of platforms available to carry out activity, which has brought more investors to the market. The years since 2017 have seen a particular push to diversify and strengthen the markets, and...
Articles & Analysis | Nigeria taps diversity in financial services to boost inclusion from The Report: Nigeria 2022
Nigeria’s banking sector is highly diverse, with large players that follow a universal banking model and smaller actors that cater to certain niches. A regulatory push to consolidate the sector has helped to deepen banks’ ability to lend and fuel economic expansion – an important role for the sector to continue to play as the country recovers...