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The music major is trimming staff worldwide as it funds AI-era licensing infrastructure and redirects resources to high-growth priorities.
Nigeria's monetary framework has delivered stability; converting it into durable growth is a harder, longer project that asks as much of fiscal policy and the market as of the central bank.
The IMF says Nigeria's improving growth outlook is not easing poverty fast enough, pressing for better-targeted spending and a broader revenue base.
The IMF has warned that Nigeria's improving economic indicators are not reaching the poorest households, questioning whether the country's reforms are creating shared prosperity.
The IMF has projected that Nigeria's economy will expand by 4.2% in 2026 and 4.3% in 2027, outpacing a global economy held back by tighter conditions and uneven momentum.
Loan books are expanding again, but provisioning is rising alongside them.
The economy expanded faster in the first half of 2026 and retained a current-account surplus, but the development lender says stronger public revenue must translate into services and jobs.
Higher retained earnings have lifted buffers, giving lenders room for loan growth.
The latest projection is an improvement on the 4.0 percent growth recorded in 2025, with the multilateral lender expecting Nigeria’s...
Volume growth is holding up, but profitability is being squeezed from both directions.
Founders are prioritising gross margin and retention over headline growth.
Penetration remains thin, but distribution and digital products are opening new channels.
The Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI rose to 56.4 in September, with new orders and output expanding at the fastest pace since early 2022 across all four monitored sectors.
The group paired a 16.2 percent profit increase with faster deposit growth and a lower cost-to-income ratio in its 2025 accounts.
Customer deposits expanded and the capital ratio remained strong, but the 2025 accounts showed that balance-sheet growth did not produce higher gross revenue.