The Director-General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr. Chinyere Almona, has called for transparency and efficiency in the disbursement of the World Bank’s newly approved $500 …
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World Bank classifies Ghana as high debt distressed country, projects debt to GDP of 104%
The World Bank has classified Ghana as a high debt distress country as it projects the nation’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 104.6 per cent by the end …
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AfricaAFRICA NEWSBanking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessNewsNigeriaTelecommunicationsWestern Africa
Telecoms operators say banks’ USSD debt has increased to N80b from N42 the previous year
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria says banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt has increased to N80 billion from N42 billion reported in 2021. The President of …
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AfricaBuildingEconomyGhanaNewsWestern Africa
Too early to speculate on Ghana’s debt restructuring, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cooled speculations that Ghana is poised to start talks on the restructuring of its debt as part of plans to secure a $3 billion …
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The Debt Management Office (DMO) said Nigeria’s total public debt stock, which was N41.60 trillion (100.07 billion dollars) in March rose to N42.84 trillion (103.31 billion dollars) by June. According …
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NigeriaTransportation & LogisiticsWestern Africa
Nigeria orders airlines to pay up debt, threatens shut down with 30 days deadline
According to authorities, the government of Nigeria this week threatened to shut down domestic airlines over multi billion naira debt. The airlines owed the government N19 billion and $7.6 million …
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AfricaAFRICA NEWSEconomyEgyptNewsNorth AfricaNorthern Africa
Egypt pays $6.3B in debt service in Q3 2021/2022
Egypt’s total debt service surged 105.76% year-on-year during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021/2022, recording $6.292 billion, according to data released by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). Quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), …
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AfricaAFRICA NEWSBusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasWestern Africa
A-Z Petroleum seeks recovery of N30bn subsidy debt from FGN
A-Z Petroleum Products Ltd, on Wednesday urged the House of Representatives to help in recovering N30 billion liabilities due to it from the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning …
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Nigeria’s debt service ratio has been ranked the worst in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the world leader in global business intelligence. Analysts at the EIU in a …
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AirtelNigeriaTechnologyTelecommunicationsWestern Africa
Airtel Africa settles senior debt of $450 million due in 2024
Airtel Africa disclosed Friday it has settled nearly half of its $1 billion guaranteed senior notes set for maturity in May 2024, barely a fortnight after it made a call for redemption to …