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Reduced FX demand pressure, transportation costs savings from lower shipping costs and industrialization are some benefits Nigeria can tap with the government’s continued support for local petrochemical companies.

Adebajo: Naira crude sale, purchase to reduce FX demand pressure

From market manipulation to data breaches, Haruna Jalo-Waziri, the CEO of Central Securities Clearing System believes there's a need to sustain the stability and growth of capital markets in West Africa. 

Developing cyber security framework for West Africa’s capital market

Fanny Missfeldt-Ringius, Practice Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, World Bank joins CNBC Africa for more. 

World Bank: Increased investments required to expand off-grid solar potential

British International Investment has signed a 25-million-dollar risk-sharing facility with Ecobank Sierra Leone to boost private sector growth in high-impact sectors of the economy. 

BII, Ecobank Sierra Leone sign $25mn deal for private sector growth

The United Nations Development Programme, one of four co-initiators of the annual Hamburg Sustainability Conference, believes this is the first next step towards turning global development commitments into tangible action. 

UNDP Administrator on Hamburg Sustainability Conference aims

The President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, has consistently advocated for the use of private sector resources for implementing large-scale sustainable development projects. 

World Bank’s Banga on unlocking private sector investment

NielsenIQ, a leading global consumer intelligence company, has published it’s Mid-Year Consumer Outlook: Guide to 2025 report, highlighting key macro trends across various industries. 

NIQ: S.African consumer outlook reveals 'financial polarisation' 

Benedict Busunzu, CEO of Tembo Kabanga Nickel Corporation joins CNBC Africa for more.

Tembo Kabanga Nickel's ESG integration

Tanzania’s private sector has been pivotal in unlocking trade potential and driving sustainable economic growth, not just within the country, but across the entire East African region. 

Tanzania's private sector unlocks trade for sustainable growth in East Africa

Governments in Africa overwhelmingly allocate social spending toward older children while overlooking the youngest, according to new data released by UNICEF and the Learning for Well-being Institute. 

Human capital report shows damning picture on Africa’s social spending

CNBC Africa’s Godfrey Mutizwa spoke with Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships on the side-lines of the 2024 Hamburg Sustainability Conference. 

The EU on strengthening Europe-Africa relations

South Africa's equity market put forward a record performance in the third quarter, with the JSE All Share finishing 15 per cent higher. 

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