As part of measures to cushion the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank Nigeria, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, has disclosed that banks are currently offering customers access to low interest funds.

Examining factors limiting loan demand among small-scale farmers in Nigeria

Assessing the growth potential of digital financial services in seven African countries

Understanding the concept of interoperability and discussing a framework to measure its extent

IFC announced a $50 million loan to Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited to help it expand lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) so they can sustain business activities disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Presenting a landscape of the microfinance sector in Nigeria

Studying the effect of prime lending rate on the ability of microfinance banks to grant loans

Members of FinMark Trust present the methodology behind their COVID-19 tracker and share initial insights on the impact of COVID-19 on women’s resilience and economic participation in selected sub-Saharan African countries.

The collaboration enables UNFCU members to transfer money to mobile wallets in select countries in local currencies.

Experts have called for the restructuring of loan facilities in Nigeria, to alleviate the adverse effects of some government policies on women.