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Abiodun Kayode-Alli, Economist and Tax Manager at PwC Nigeria, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.

Global tax deal: Is Nigeria really missing out?

Abebe Selassie, Director for African Department at the International Monetary Fund says a big funding squeeze is hitting countries hard as reflected in the regional outlook. 

IMF SSA regional economic outlook 

Nigeria's grain commodities kept up their positive trends despite the decline in prices of global commodities prices, led by a surge in maize and Sorghum in the first quarter of 2023. 

AFEX: Nigeria grain commodities maintain positive trend in Q1

The Securities and Exchange Commission has registered five new fintech companies as market operators. The companies will cover crowdfunding, digital sub-brokerage and robo-adviser. 

Nigeria: SEC registers 5 new fintechs as market operators

Moves to speed up the debt relief process and the restructuring of sovereign debt will be under watch at the G20 and Global Sovereign debt roundtable today on the side-lines of the spring meetings.

How addressing debt overhangs of SSA sovereigns can spur growth

Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors to parliamentarians are all converging at the seat of power in Washington DC in the United States for this year’s IMF Annual Spring meetings.

IMF, World Bank annual meetings: Here's what's on the agenda

Transcorp Hotels plans to drive investments in hospitality tech to improve its competitive advantage in the hospitality industry. 

Transcorp Hotels CEO speaks on sector's pandemic recovery, expansion plans

The Bank of Ghana has cut its dollar supply to authorised FX dealing banks and bulk oil distribution companies operating in the downstream sector by $80 million for the second quarter of the year.

Ghana cuts dollar supply for gold-for-oil policy

Nigeria's Debt Management Office successfully raised two trillion naira in the first quarter of this year through the issuance of FGN bonds in the local debt market and is hopeful on repeating the same feat in the second quarter. 

Is Nigeria’s domestic borrowing target within reach?

Analysts at Cardinalstones Securities say they expect a 13 per cent year-on-year growth in the consumer goods sector supported by sustained price increases, sachet packaging, and deliberate export ramp-up. 

Can consumer goods sustain growth momentum in FY'23?

Oil prices recorded their biggest gains in almost a year after OPEC and allies announced they will slash output by over a million barrels a day, as they look to stabilise the oil market. 

Will OPEC+ output cut stabilise oil market?

Amid global and domestic economic challenges, full year 2022 results show moderate performance in Nigeria's banking sector. 

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