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<p>Moody&#8217;s says African banks face environmental risk through their lending to environmentally sensitive sectors, but they are also vulnerable through outsized holdings of government bonds. Moody’s also notes that South African and Nigerian banks lead in disclosure and adoption of environmental policies. Antonello Aquino, Associate Director for Financial Institutions Group at Moody’s joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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<p>Ratings Agency, Fitch says its outlook for African banks come 2021 is stable as they see a gradual normalisation with business volumes and revenues picking up.</p>


Fitch Ratings: 2021 outlook for African banks stable

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<p>According to a report by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the three important drivers of financial exclusion are lack of income, lack of education, and low trust in Financial Service Providers. So how can Nigeria navigate its way through these hurdles to achieve its financial inclusion targets? Professor Olayinka David-West, an Academic Director and a Professor of Information Systems at the Lagos Business School joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole for more.</p>


Olayinka David-West on how Nigeria can achieve its financial inclusion targets

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<p>Moody&#8217;s Investors Service has changed its outlook for African banks from Negative to stable. They also expect most rated banks on the continent to maintain stable profitability and build up their capital buffers. Constantinos Kypreos, Senior Vice President for Moody&#8217;s Financial Institutions Group joins CNBC Africa to discuss this.</p>


Moody’s changes outlook for African banks to stable

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<p>Moody&#8217;s Investors Service has released their outlook for African Banks which notes a negative outlook for the African banking system in 2018 reflecting high macroeconomic risks that expose banks to asset quality pressures.</p>


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