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Iran slips 3 oil cargoes through Strait of Hormuz as tensions ease
Ziggy Ojiegbe Three Iranian oil tankers carrying roughly five million barrels of crude have successfully exited the Gulf, marking the first such movement since Washington imposed a blockade on Iran’s oil exports earlier this week. The development raises fresh questions…
BADEA, DBN strike €40m credit deal to expand SME financing in Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa has signed a €40 million line of credit agreement with the Development Bank of Nigeria to expand access to long-term financing for small businesses across Nigeria. The agreement was formalized…
Africa caught in debt squeeze as global crises push borrowing costs to record heights
Frank Okon African nations are among the hardest hit by high borrowing costs imposed by a series of global crises, including widespread pandemics, armed conflicts, and economic shocks. The COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia–Ukraine war, and rising instability in the Middle…
