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<p>As digital payments surge, so does the need for stronger security and seamless transactions. This Focus On explores the evolving risk landscape, fraud prevention strategies, and Visa’s role in shaping the future of payments.</p>


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VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: The future of Digital Payments & Security

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<p>In this episode of State of Africa, we explore how the private sector and financial institutions can achieve positive change by investing in forcibly displaced and host communities. Solutions and opportunities present immense potential for Africa’s growth.</p>


State of Africa: The role of private sector in uplifting forcibly displaced & host communities

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<p>Africa Business Weekly on CNBC Africa brings you the most impactful business stories across sub-Saharan Africa every week. From the capital markets to economic news affecting the regions from East, West ad Southern Africa, we will speak to the major newsmakers from across the sub-Saharan Africa region to get exciting and unique angles to the stories shaping the continent.</p>


Africa Business Weekly: Senegal’s Amadou Hott pitches for AfDB presidency

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<p>As full year 2024 results trickle in from listed companies on the Nigerian exchange, Muktar Mohammed, an Analyst at Assar Investment, believes the manufacturing, conglomerate, and brewing sectors will continue to post strong gains at the end of the first quarter of this year on the back of sustained interest by investors. He joins  CNBC Africa for a market discussion.</p>


FY’24 results trickle in

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<p>Nigeria&#8217;s three tiers of government – the Federal, state, and Local Government councils have shared a total of 1.7 trillion naira in Federation Account revenue for January 2025. Meanwhile, traders at Access Bank believe the FAAC allocation will boost liquidity level in the treasury bills market as yields continue to decline. Anthony Aigbokhan, a Treasury Team member at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


Nigeria’s FAAC shares 1.7trn revenue in January

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<p>Nigeria’s equities market is extending its bearish run with the All Share Index dropping almost half a percentage point with stocks such as Oando, Daar Communications and Cornerstone driving the decline. Ameerat Adamu, Investment Research Analyst at ARM Securities joins CNBC Africa for more market movements.</p>


Will Nigeria’s equities recover from bear run?

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<p>Nigeria’s bond auction for this month recorded a significant surge in investor demand, with total subscriptions hitting 1.63 trillion naira compared to the 670.94 billion naira recorded in January. Meanwhile, traders at Access Bank expect the market to keep calm due to the expected decline in liquidity from the Bond auction settlement. Ademola Osuntoki, Treasury Team Lead at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more market movements.</p>


Nigeria records ₦1.6trn subscription in February bond auction

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<p>On the next episode of State of Africa, we’re handing the mic to those who don’t just talk about change, they live it. We speak to key voices who have first-hand experience and insight into the profound impacts of displacement as refugees, as well as the necessary policy reforms that must be implemented.</p>


State of Africa: How refugee youth are driving empowerment initiatives in their communities

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<p>Africa Business Weekly on CNBC Africa brings you the most impactful business stories across sub-Saharan Africa every week. From the capital markets to economic news affecting the regions from East, West ad Southern Africa, we will speak to the major newsmakers from across the sub-Saharan Africa region to get exciting and unique angles to the stories shaping the continent.</p>


Africa Business Weekly: Delayed: The VAT hike that broke the budget

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<p>Analysts at Parthian Securities say investors are digesting the CBN’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged. Hence, they expect the market to close the week with a mixed to positive sentiment. Mercy Okon, Research Specialist at Parthian Securities, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


Equities investors digest impact of MPC decision

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<p>Total subscription on the latest treasury bills auction saw total subscription hit 2.41 trillion naira. Following the Central Bank of Nigeria&#8217;s decision to hold interest rates, average yield in the Treasury bills market declined by 129 basis points to 20.2 per cent as limited interest persisted on the long end above 18 per cent. Traders at Access bank expect investors to position strategically ahead of the upcoming bond auction. Emmanuel Orji, treasury team member at Access Bank, joins CNBC Africa for a market update.</p>


Investors sustain interest in T-bills

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<p>Dangote Cement plans invest $400 million to upscale a second production line at its Mugher cement plant in Ethiopia as it aims to double the facility’s annual production capacity to 5 million tons. Abigail Alabi, a sub-Saharan Africa Industrial Goods analyst at Vetiva, joins CNBC Africa for an equities market update.</p>


Investors mixed on Nigeria equities

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<p>Investors shift focus to today’s 700-billion-naira Primary Market Auction. Traders at Access bank say the market is recording a bull-run following a sharp drop in January&#8217;s inflation data. Tobechukwu Ikpe, Treasury Team Member at Access Bank joins CNBC Africa for more market movements.</p>


DMO conducts ₦700bn T-bills auction

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<p>This week on State of Africa we take you inside the Africa IDP Solutions Roundtable in Lagos, Nigeria, where policymakers, private sector leaders &#038; IDPs confronted one of Africa’s biggest challenges – forced displacement. How can Africa build solutions for millions of displaced people and host communities?</p>


State of Africa: The private sector’s role in addressing forced displacement crisis in Africa

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<p>This week&#8217;s episode of Africa Business Weekly spotlights monetary policy decisions in East Africa, IMFs $46 million credit facility to Liberia and impact of Botswana&#8217;s 2025 budget on the country&#8217;s economy.</p>


What reforms will aid Africa’s financial architecture restructuring?

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<p>Analysts at Meristem Securities say they expect a generally bullish outlook for the Nigerian equities market. They say the positive bias in the market may continue with occasional volatility as the market braces up for the release of the rebased GDP, CPI numbers as well as the first Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled for next week. Victory George, a Research Analyst at Meristem Securities, joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.</p>


Meristem expects bullish outlook for equities in February

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<p>State of Africa is a new series that fosters dialogue and advances conversations that drive Africa&#8217;s progress. In Africa over 45 million forcibly displaced people seek refuge in host communities. They hold untapped economic opportunity for the continent. In this episode, stakeholders discuss policy and practice shifts to unlock economic and social potential of these communities.</p>


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VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: The future of Digital Payments & Security

State of Africa: The role of private sector in uplifting forcibly displaced & host communities

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FY’24 results trickle in

Nigeria’s FAAC shares 1.7trn revenue in January

Will Nigeria’s equities recover from bear run?

Nigeria records ₦1.6trn subscription in February bond auction

State of Africa: How refugee youth are driving empowerment initiatives in their communities

Africa Business Weekly: Delayed: The VAT hike that broke the budget

Equities investors digest impact of MPC decision

Investors sustain interest in T-bills

Investors mixed on Nigeria equities

DMO conducts ₦700bn T-bills auction

State of Africa: The private sector’s role in addressing forced displacement crisis in Africa

What reforms will aid Africa’s financial architecture restructuring?

Meristem expects bullish outlook for equities in February

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West Africa

VISA CEMEA Security Summit 2025: The future of Digital Payments & Security

State of Africa: The role of private sector in uplifting forcibly displaced & host communities

Africa Business Weekly: Senegal’s Amadou Hott pitches for AfDB presidency

FY’24 results trickle in

Nigeria’s FAAC shares 1.7trn revenue in January

Will Nigeria’s equities recover from bear run?

Nigeria records ₦1.6trn subscription in February bond auction

State of Africa: How refugee youth are driving empowerment initiatives in their communities

Africa Business Weekly: Delayed: The VAT hike that broke the budget

Equities investors digest impact of MPC decision

Investors sustain interest in T-bills

Investors mixed on Nigeria equities

DMO conducts ₦700bn T-bills auction

State of Africa: The private sector’s role in addressing forced displacement crisis in Africa

What reforms will aid Africa’s financial architecture restructuring?

Meristem expects bullish outlook for equities in February

Africa Leadership & Dialogue Institute: State of Africa

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