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With the total pool of 1.1 trillion dollars in domestic capital on the continent between pension funds, sovereign wealth funds.

AFC: Africa is the next frontier for capital mobilisation

Following the assent to the Investments and Securities Act 2025, the Group CEO of the NGX, Temi Popoola believes collaboration, with the Securities and Exchange Commission is crucial to achieve a robust capital market. 

Popoola: Collaboration with SEC to drive new changes

Oil prices failed to sustain earlier relief after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs on most countries. Fears of a deepening U.S.-China trade war and a possible global recession are the main concerns in the market. 

Tariff war: Oil prices fall despite Trump pause

Pan-African multilateral financial institution, Afreximbank has posted a 28.7 per cent growth in its profit after tax to 973.5 million dollars in the 2024 financial year. Gross Income increased by 23 percent to 3.3 billion in FY’2024.

Afreximbank posts 28.7% PAT growth in FY'24 

Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission has set up a team to oversee the implementation of the Investments and Securities Act 2025. 

Nigeria sets up implementation team for new Investments and Securities Act

Thomas Scurfield, Africa Senior Economic Analyst, at Natural Resource Governance Institute joins me to discuss the report.

NRGI: Ghana’s domestic lithium refining plan should be based on economic feasibility

Nigeria's Economic Management Team plans to appraise the various scenarios around the sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S president Trump, a move that has sparked global uncertainty. 

U.S trade tariff: Nigeria's economic team to explore scenarios 

The U.S tariffs has added a new dimension to Nigerian FX market pressures despite recent interventions by the Central Bank. 

U.S. tariffs add new dimension to Nigeria's FX pressures

Analysts at Databank attribute the strong first quarter positive performance of the equities market in Ghana to impressive full year results and dividend announcement by listed companies. 

Databank: Robust investor demand drives Ghana equities  

Oil prices continued its decline as traders anticipate escalating trade tensions to impact demand for crude. Meanwhile, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company is set to ship crude cargoes to Europe. 

How oil price decline impacts Nigeria's production

AXA Mansard has reported a 116 per cent growth in its profit for 2024, driven by earnings from health insurance and revenue from savings. 

Axa Mansard profit up 116% to ₦25.9bn in FY'24

The initial assessment by Oxford Economics, on the sweeping tariffs imposed by the United States on countries, shows that global recession will likely be avoided, despite having a huge impact on individual sectors and firms. 

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