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Central Banking

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Nigeria: Rethinking the CBN’s Mandate

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) expansive mandate has come under renewed scrutiny in a recent commentary published by This Day, which argues that Malaysia’s central banking experience offers instructive lessons for Abuja, as reported by AllAfrica. The CBN, established in 1958, has long carried responsibilities that stretch well beyond conventional price stability. Over the […]

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Rwanda’s eKash Platform Processes Over Rwf 960 Billion in First Month of Full Operation

Rwanda’s national instant payment platform eKash has processed more than Rwf 960 billion in transfers since the country completed the migration of all domestic interoperable retail payments onto the system, according to the New Times as reported by AllAfrica. The figure was disclosed less than a month after the central bank finished consolidating the country’s

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An exterior view of the Bank of South Sudan headquarters in Juba, showing a modern government building entrance with paved courtyard.

South Sudan’s Kiir sacks central bank governor in senior government reshuffle

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed central bank governor Johnny Ohisa as part of a wider shake-up of senior officials in his government, according to Africanews. The removal of Ohisa, who had led the Bank of South Sudan, comes amid a broader series of appointments and dismissals across the country’s top institutional ranks, as

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