Latest Articles by Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe Contributor Africa’s biggest cities have unique problems. In 2016, two professors from Canada and the United States released a journal projecting that most of the world’s largest cities would be in Africa by 2100. Contributor The new CBN governor has a difficult job to do. Nigeria is about to have a new central bank governor. On September 15th, President Bola Tinubu nominated Olayemi Michael Cardoso to succeed Godwin Emefiele, who had been in office since June 2014. Contributor What are Africa’s top economies doing about interest rates? Over the next three weeks, several African central banks will have monetary policy meetings. Most will have to decide on interest rates, which will be crucial for their economies’ fourth-quarter performances. Contributor Safaricom’s first year in Ethiopia was tougher than expected. In October 2022, Safaricom entered a new market: Ethiopia. When it did, the public consensus was that it would quickly shake up the house and, in no time, become a household name. Contributor Why Nigeria became an “unclassified” market. The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) has reclassified Nigeria from frontier market status to unclassified market status. Contributor What the Morocco earthquake means for its economy. On the night of Friday, September 8th, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Morocco. It struck 72km (45 miles) southwest of Marrakesh, Morocco’s fourth largest city. Contributor Weekly Economic Index: ₦120 billion debt cleared, CBN’s $10-billion promise, and a Nigerian-Indian partnership. Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you might have missed but should keep in mind this week: Banks cleared a ₦120 billion debt Nigerian banks have agreed to repay a...
Contributor Africa’s biggest cities have unique problems. In 2016, two professors from Canada and the United States released a journal projecting that most of the world’s largest cities would be in Africa by 2100.
Contributor The new CBN governor has a difficult job to do. Nigeria is about to have a new central bank governor. On September 15th, President Bola Tinubu nominated Olayemi Michael Cardoso to succeed Godwin Emefiele, who had been in office since June 2014.
Contributor What are Africa’s top economies doing about interest rates? Over the next three weeks, several African central banks will have monetary policy meetings. Most will have to decide on interest rates, which will be crucial for their economies’ fourth-quarter performances.
Contributor Safaricom’s first year in Ethiopia was tougher than expected. In October 2022, Safaricom entered a new market: Ethiopia. When it did, the public consensus was that it would quickly shake up the house and, in no time, become a household name.
Contributor Why Nigeria became an “unclassified” market. The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) has reclassified Nigeria from frontier market status to unclassified market status.
Contributor What the Morocco earthquake means for its economy. On the night of Friday, September 8th, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Morocco. It struck 72km (45 miles) southwest of Marrakesh, Morocco’s fourth largest city.
Contributor Weekly Economic Index: ₦120 billion debt cleared, CBN’s $10-billion promise, and a Nigerian-Indian partnership. Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you might have missed but should keep in mind this week: Banks cleared a ₦120 billion debt Nigerian banks have agreed to repay a...
