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<p>After ending lower for the first two trading days in the week, the Nigerian equities market moved into the green zone as the NSE All Share Index advanced by 0.19 per cent to settle the year-to-date return at 31.9 per cent.</p>


Nigeria market mid-week performance

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<p>The Central Bank of Kenya has played down the impact of the ongoing political noise on the growth of the economy, contradicting economists who have projected the growth to fall below five per cent for the year.</p>


Central Bank of Kenya bullish on economic growth

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<p>The Federal Executive Council has approved the concession of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.</p>


Nigeria concessions airports to ease business

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<p>Kenya&#8217;s inflation is likely to remain above the upper limit of the government&#8217;s target this year on lingering effects of the higher food costs, analysts have projected.</p>


Food prices to keep Kenya’s inflation above central bank target

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<p>A year after Kenya passed a law capping interest rates at 4 per cent above the Central Bank rate, the banking sector is reporting income losses of up to Ksh26 billion, as analysts cut GDP growth projections for the country.</p>


Kenya’s interest rates cap wipes Sh26bn off banks’ income

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<p>Oando&#8217;s share price on the NSE has trended upwards since the company&#8217;s Annual General Meeting yesterday, with the price rising by 3.7 per cent on Monday.</p>


Oando share price sees upward trend after AGM

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<p>In a bid to attract foreign investors into Nigeria, the central bank will start issuing electronic certificates for capital imported into the country, to improve its currency transfer process.</p>


CBN reforms capital importation to attract foreign investors

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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria is expected to mop up N174.3 billion through the OMO T-bills auction this week. Meanwhile, the naira weakened against the US dollar in both the parallel and the Interbank FX markets to close at 306 naira and 367 naira.</p>


Nigeria central bank to hold OMO T-bills auction

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<p>After a four day trading week, the NSE appreciated by 1.3 per cent last week despite depreciation in the banking, insurance, industrial and oil and gas indices.</p>


What returns should investors expect from Nigeria’s markets?

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<p>CEO of Nigeria&#8217;s Sovereign Investment Authority says Nigeria&#8217;s Sovereign Wealth Fund has grown to two billion dollars. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss this and more stories making the rounds in West Africa is Tilewa Adebajo, CEO CFG Advisory.</p>


Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund Grows to $2bn

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s second quarter GDP figures were released this week to many investors&#8217; delight, Nnamdi Nwizu, Co-Managing Partner, Head of trading, Comercio Partners joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Dissecting Nigeria’s Q2 GDP Data

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<p>The naira witnessed a fall at the interbank forex market, depreciating marginally by 0.02 per cent, to close at 305 against the dollar despite the Apex Bank&#8217;s injection of 250 million dollars into the market earlier in the week.</p>


Naira falls against dollar despite CBN’s intervention

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<p>Supranational trade finance bank, African Export-Import Bank has opened its shareholding to the public through the issuance of depository receipts. Afrexim is launching a $300 million dollars equity offering using depository receipts.</p>


Afreximbank opens shareholding to private Investors

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<p>Despite the $250 million dollar injection made in Nigeria’s foreign exchange market on Tuesday, the naira has remained flat on the parallel market.</p>


Naira falls flat against dollar on parallel market

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<p>Oando PLC says Nigeria’s Security Exchange Commission has given it the go-ahead to hold its annual general meeting on the eleventh of September. T</p>


SEC clears Oando, approves planned AGM

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<p>The NSE consumer goods index is starting the day in the red, but how are the sectors shaping up for trading today? Usman Olubajo, Research Analyst Arm Investment Managers joins CNBC Africa to discuss where NSE investors should be putting their money.</p>


Can Nigeria’s equities sustain the rebound?

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<p>The mobile phone based M-akiba bond suffered a slow start this fiscal year falling short of treasury&#8217;s plan to raise Sh4.9 billion through the bond. M-Akiba has less than a billion shillings sold so far.</p>


analysis

Nigeria market mid-week performance

Central Bank of Kenya bullish on economic growth

Nigeria concessions airports to ease business

Food prices to keep Kenya’s inflation above central bank target

Kenya’s interest rates cap wipes Sh26bn off banks’ income

Oando share price sees upward trend after AGM

CBN reforms capital importation to attract foreign investors

Nigeria central bank to hold OMO T-bills auction

What returns should investors expect from Nigeria’s markets?

Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund Grows to $2bn

Dissecting Nigeria’s Q2 GDP Data

Naira falls against dollar despite CBN’s intervention

Afreximbank opens shareholding to private Investors

Naira falls flat against dollar on parallel market

SEC clears Oando, approves planned AGM

Can Nigeria’s equities sustain the rebound?

M-akiba bond suffers slow start

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analysis

Nigeria market mid-week performance

Central Bank of Kenya bullish on economic growth

Nigeria concessions airports to ease business

Food prices to keep Kenya’s inflation above central bank target

Kenya’s interest rates cap wipes Sh26bn off banks’ income

Oando share price sees upward trend after AGM

CBN reforms capital importation to attract foreign investors

Nigeria central bank to hold OMO T-bills auction

What returns should investors expect from Nigeria’s markets?

Nigerian Sovereign Wealth Fund Grows to $2bn

Dissecting Nigeria’s Q2 GDP Data

Naira falls against dollar despite CBN’s intervention

Afreximbank opens shareholding to private Investors

Naira falls flat against dollar on parallel market

SEC clears Oando, approves planned AGM

Can Nigeria’s equities sustain the rebound?

M-akiba bond suffers slow start

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