Emerging Markets
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East: the currencies, commodities and companies of the emerging world.
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Billionaire Jeff Bezos completes £1.65bn deal for 30% Liverpool acquisition
Liverpool’s owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), have completed the sale of a 30 percent stake in the Premier League champions read …
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Osun Decides: Oyetola commends security agencies
Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has commended security agencies for maintaining peace during the ongo…
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Top 10 Nigerian cities powering the startup boom in 2026
Nigeria climbed four places to 62nd globally in StartupBlink's Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026, marking its highest ranking si…
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Bonny Light nears $95 as Strait of Hormuz tensions keep oil markets on edge
The popular Nigerian crude contract, Bonny Light, approached the $95 per barrel mark amidst heightened market uncertainty driven b…
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PwC flags tax traps in Nigeria’s new virtual assets guidelines
PwC Nigeria has identified several areas of ambiguity in the Nigeria Revenue Service’s newly issued Guidelines on the Taxation of …
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Banks shift N3.86 trillion into agriculture as oil and gas credit shrinks
Credit to Nigeria’s agriculture sector rose to N3.86 trillion in March 2026, even as lending to the oil and gas sector fell by N33…
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Osun Decides: Massive turnout as voters arrive early at Ward 8, Unit 7, Ilesa East polling unit
Voters across Ilesa on Saturday turned out in large numbers to exercise their franchise in the ongoing governorship election. At r…
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Lagos Island land prices soar, Ikoyi hits N2.5 million per sqm
The Lagos Island Residential Market Report 2026 by real estate company Lagos Realty, seen by Nairametrics, tracks residential rent…
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Anthropic’s revenue surges 1,360% to $11.5 billion as IPO looms
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence startup behind the Claude chatbot, has reported a staggering 1,360% surge in quarterly reve…
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Nigeria’s exports to China surge 80% to $2.3 billion in H1 2026
Nigeria’s exports to China surged by 80% to $2.3 billion in the first half of 2026, driven by China’s expanded zero-tariff policy …
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Ekene’s Losses 1
It’s been exactly one year today since I lost my husband. Sometimes, I still cannot believe I am saying those read more Eken…
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Atiku opens fresh legal battle, sues Tinubu over 2027 Eligibility
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, has dragged President Bola Tinubu before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking his disqu…
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Top 10 investors still backing African startups despite funding slowdown
Africa's startup ecosystem has experienced remarkable highs and challenging lows over the past seven years. The post Top 10 invest…
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Nigeria’s listed tech firms CAPEX surge signals investment recovery
Nigeria’s listed technology companies are entering a new investment phase as stronger cash positions and improving economic condit…
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How Chef Shine went from writing financial statements to making food statements
Chef Shine was supposed to be an accountant. He had studied accounting and worked with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
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What Manifest’s VI Activation with BYD reveals about the future of commercial space in Nigeria
In Nigeria’s current macroeconomic climate, traditional commercial real estate is leaving value on the table. Prime retail s…
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NGX Pledges NNPC Listing as Market Cap Hits ₦160 Trillion in Tinubu Briefing
Nigeria's exchange presented a fivefold rise in capitalisation to the president and committed to listing the state oil company, si…
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Fortis Global Insurance names two non-executive directors in Nigeria
The Nigerian insurer has secured regulatory approval to add veteran corporate governance and financial services experts to its boa…
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What dollar strength cycle mean for traders
The USD still ranks among the major forces that drive financial markets all over the world. When the USD gains read more What doll…
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Nigerian stocks lose N3.8 trillion as selloff stretches to fifth session
The Nigerian equities market extended its sell-off on Friday, August 14, 2026, shedding N3.8 trillion in the week after closing lo…
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Top 10 stocks with the highest YTD return on NGX
Nigeria’s biggest stock market gainers are being driven by a combination of improving corporate earnings, turnaround expectations,…
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ECOWAS unified fuel standard talks at advanced stage – NMDPRA
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has disclosed that conversations on an integrated re…
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Retailers groan over NAFDAC enforcement of sachet alcohol ban
Tens of thousands of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) retailers in Nigeria are counting their losses and groaning over the Nati…
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Naira rebounds to N1,358.25/$ as reserves climb above $52 billion
The naira strengthened by N5.75 against the US dollar over the week, closing at N1,358.25/$ at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Marke…