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The New CBN FX Manual vs. the Previous Edition: What Has Changed?
If you run a business that moves money across borders, the CBN’s 4th Edition Foreign Exchange Manual, effective June 1, 2026, is not background noise. It is a direct change to the rules your treasury team operates under. The last time the CBN revised this document was 2018. Eight years is a long time in…
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The New Language of Money: Why ISO 27001 Matters More Than Ever
Money Has Changed Money used to move with paperwork, signatures, and long waiting hours at the bank. Today, it moves through digital platforms, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and cross-border payment systems in seconds. Businesses can now pay suppliers in another country almost as easily as sending an email. But speed has created a new responsibility. As…
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Best Performing African Currencies in Q1 2026: What African Businesses Should Watch in Global Trade
African currency markets entered 2026 with a renewed sense of optimism. After years of volatility driven by inflationary pressures, foreign exchange shortages, debt restructuring, commodity shocks, and global monetary tightening, several African currencies posted stronger performances against the US Dollar in Q1 2026. Based on exchange rate performance, stability metrics, external reserves, export strength, monetary…
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CBN Gives IOCs 100% Access to FX Earnings. How Will This Impact the Naira?
By Solomon Izevbekhai On March 25, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria did something quiet with loud implications. It issued a circular scrapping the cash pooling requirement for International Oil Companies such as Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, and Eni (Agip), granting them full, unrestricted access to their foreign exchange earnings, thereby reducing dollar supply. If…
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Nigeria’s Pharmaceutical Industry: Under Pressure, But Standing
An Industry Overview Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector is going through a genuine structural reset. Some multinational pharmaceutical firms such as GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Sanofi Nigeria and a few others have left the country, citing increased operational cost, forex scarcity, naira devaluation, and the economic impact. Drug prices have climbed faster than incomes for three consecutive years, and…
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Reducing the True Cost of Cross-Border Payments for African Businesses
When African business leaders and finance experts talk about the “cost” of cross-border payments, the conversation often starts and ends with exchange rates. But in reality, FX rates are only one part of a much bigger equation. The true cost of cross-border payments is hidden in delays, inefficiencies, regulatory risks, trapped liquidity, and missed opportunities.…
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Access, Efficiency, and Scale: What the Next Decade of Women-Led Growth Requires
By Oluwaseun Oladimeji, Director of Business Growth International Women’s Day is often a moment of reflection and celebration. We celebrate the resilience of women, the progress made over decades, and the growing influence of women across industries and economies. But celebration alone is not enough. If this year’s theme, “Give to Gain,” is to mean…
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2026 CBN Fintech Report: Key Insights For Every Nigerian Fintech.
On February 2, 2026, something quiet but significant happened. While most fintech founders were busy chasing growth targets or pushing the next product release, the CBN released a document that effectively drew a line in the sand. The 2026 CBN Fintech Report wasn’t just a review of where Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem stands. It was the…
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Mastering Inbound FX Cash Flow in 2026: A Finance Leader’s Guide
Here’s what finance leaders need to understand about managing foreign currency inflows this year. The rules changed. The infrastructure changed. And if you’re still treating FX management as a back-office function, you’re already behind. The 2026 Context Three forces collided in early 2026 to make inbound FX management more complex than ever: The law expanded…
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Two Oil-Dependent Countries, One Playbook: What Venezuela’s Cross-Border Payment Collapse Reveals About Nigeria.
Lagos, Nigeria, and Caracas, Venezuela sit 6,000 miles apart. Both depend on oil for most of their export revenue. Both have watched their currencies lose value at speeds that make businesses rethink everything about how they operate. And both are finding out just how fast a payment system can unravel when the fundamentals crack. The…
