It’s no longer news that all the financial institutions in Nigeria have set up teller points for foreign exchange sales in furtherance of guidelines handed down by the Central Bank of Nigeria to them (CBN) to sanitise the forex market. One of the actions of the apex bank on July 27, 2021, was that it […]
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) can never forget the economic effect of the covid-19 pandemic on their businesses. But the business policies of Nigeria’s apex bank are most likely to put smiles on the faces of such business owners going by the latest 27-page guidelines handed down by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
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Nigeria’s apex bank isn’t backing down to reduce the influence of Bureau De Change operation on foreign exchange in Nigeria, research showed that banks now receive more than 200% of forex supply from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). “No country in the world leaves its forex market in the hands of black marketers without
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It’s exciting to know that financial institutions in Nigeria are deepening their interest in supporting micro-traders through soft loans. The latest on the list credit facility available for small business owners is ‘I Go Trade’ which was launched by Sterling Bank, where SMEs and artisans can access up to N300, 000 It is a new
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Have you ever been caught in the web of banking glitches? Like when you’re debited for performing a transaction that isn’t executed. What exactly did you do when this happened to you? Report to your bank and wait for several weeks without a solution to your complaint? For those who earlier submission application for BDC
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Before the latest policy of the Central Bank of Nigerian on the sales dollars and other foreign currencies to Bureau de Change operators, there were individuals who submitted applications for BDC operating licence to the apex bank, they can now apply for a refund. This followed the announcement by the apex bank that no fresh
Bureaux De Change operators are not backing down despite the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop the sales of forex to them. They stated this Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Abuja after Godwin Emefiele-led CBN declared that some of the operators are conduits for money laundering and diverted the forex meant for
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it is too early to make cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and bitcoincash among others a legal tender. For instance, BTC price broke above $50,000 for the first time in history on Tuesday, February 16, 2021, a price it couldn’t sustain due to its volatility. A report which was published
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One of the hardest challenges small business owners face around the world is getting bank loans to support their startups. It’s even more difficult in Nigeria where the rate of defaulters is high. So, financial institutions are extremely cautious before granting loan requests. No one wants to go out of business. Note that there are
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) took the toughest decision on July 27, 2021, stopping the sales of dollars to Bureaux De Change (BDCs) operators in the country. It cited the activities of the BDCs in the forex market as counter-productive to Nigeria’s economy. The action has raised a lot of dust because it will spark some
