Ecobank's Double Salary Promo returns with more benefits

The country’s inflation rate could potentially drop below the current 5.3 percent recorded in June this year, Databank analysts have suggested.

Roughly 70% of women-owned SMEs in developing countries are either unserved or underserved by formal financial institutions, a shortfall the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has indicated as one of the largest unmet financing needs in emerging markets (IFC, Closing the Gender Finance Gap Through Blended Finance, 2023).

Forty-five years after its creation, the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme has registered 50,000 products for duty-free access, yet intra-regional trade barely clears 12 per cent. A hard look at the levies, legal obligations and political will standing between aspiration and market reality.

Insurance remains a critical pillar of business resilience, helping companies manage risks, recover from unexpected shocks and sustain economic activity in an increasingly uncertain operating environment.