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Ishioma Emi

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New African Swine Fever (ASF) poses a threat to South Africa’s meat industry. A recent outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus in South Africa is posing a threat to the country’s swine industry and could subsequently affect the GDP of its already fragile economy.
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Weekly Economic Index: Nigeria’s external reserve plunges $1.1 billion. Last week, the Naira appreciated against the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window as external reserve plunged $1.1 billion in less than a month. The exchange rate closed at N408.6 per dollar.
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Nigeria to accelerate road project with a new $2.6 billion infrastructure investment, calls for asset managers. . The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is calling for asset managers for a new $2.6 billion infrastructure investment company that aims to facilitate transport network projects and boost economic growth.
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NIRSAL’s latest N148 billion financing to boost Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, (NIRSAL PLC) has announced the disbursement of over N148 billion worth of finance and investments in the agricultural sector.
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Google announces the opening of its GNI Innovation Challenge. Google, a leading American multinational technology company, has announced the opening of applications for a new round of its funding scheme for journalism in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey.
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Africa’s music streaming revenue is predicted to rise exponentially by 2024 and Spotify could be the answer. Spotify, a renowned audio streaming platform, has announced its launch in Africa with a presence in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda as of 23 February 2021.
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Top South African retailer moves to shut down more stores. On Friday, 19 February 2020, Massmart, a top South African retailer announced plans to shut down some of its stores across the country.