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New Zealandâs central bank will respond with interest-rate increases to any acceleration in core inflation, Governor Anna Breman said Thursday, as fuel prices surge in response to the conflict in the Middle East.
Police corporal and unbeaten strawweight Juliet âGolden Bonesâ Ukah will share the cage with fellow Nigerian Jane âThe Slayerâ Osigwe in a womenâs 115âpound showcase when PFL Africa returns to
HONG KONG SAR â Media OutReach Newswire â 9 April 2026 â Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited (Jardines) has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, which outlines the Groupâs approach to sustainability, progress towards its objectives and 2025 performance. The report can be found at sustainability.jardines.com/2025/. Jardines embeds sustainability within its value creation strategy and applies a [...] Source from InfoStride News
UK and EUâs top diplomat join calls for Israel to stop attacks to preserve US truce with Iran
The Strait of Hormuz remained largely blocked on Wednesday even after a ceasefire was agreed between the US and Iran, with just three ships observed leaving the region. Arnold & Porter Senior International Policy Advisor Barbara Leaf discusses the importance of reopening the Strait and explains why the US has a strong interest in preserving the waterway as a channel for free trade and navigation.
Nume Ekeghe Nigeriaâs Bank Verification Number (BVN) database expanded to 68.6 million in March 2026, reinforcing the steady deepening of the countryâs financial identity architecture as the system transitions from
Dike Onwuamaeze The Piggyvest, Nigeriaâs savings and investment platform, has said that it disbursed over N3 trillion and serviced more than 6 million subscribers since its inception 10 years ago. Piggyvest
Paga Group, Africaâs premier financial services infrastructure company, has revealed that the companâs total value processed grew between 2021 and 2025, reaching $11 billion across 169 million transactions in 2025
Sunday Ehigiator Nigerian fintech firm Nomba and Globus Bank have announced a sub-1 per cent non-performing loan (NPL) ratio on a N21.3 billion credit portfolio, signalling a shift from volume-driven lending
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Stocks declined and oil rose as optimism over the US-Iran ceasefire faded after Tehran said several terms of the agreement had been breached, highlighting lingering uncertainty in markets.
A lender group led by UBS Group AG has financed the tie-up of two logistics firms after pausing early talks to offload the debt to investors amid market volatility.
