MasterCard, IFC to expand digital financial inclusion in Africa

Mastercard Foundation and the International Finance Corporation have struck a partnership to expand digital financial inclusion in Africa. A digital study released by the IFC and MasterCard, titled ‘Aligning expectations: The business case for digital financial services’, highlighted a set of best practice financial modelling benchmarks for agent banking and mobile money solutions. The IFC […]

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FG in talks with CBN, NSIA, IFC on modular refineries financing

To ensure availability of petroleum products for local consumption, the Federal Government yesterday disclosed it was in talks with a number of financial institutions like the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), among others, to provide contributory financing to potential investors in modular refineries in the […]

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