Insurance Is Not Just Protection: How Businesses Can Protect Their Cash Flow
For many Nigerian businesses, insurance is often treated as an administrative requirement: something to arrange when a vehicle is purchased, a property is acquired or a contract requires evidence of cover.
More Bank Capital Does Not Automatically Mean Easier SME Finance
SME Financing in Nigeria: Why Access to Capital Still Matters. Nigeria’s stronger banking capital base could expand SME financing, but businesses must become more finance-ready to turn available capital into growth.
The Cash on Your Balance Sheet Has a Job
Nigeria’s financial market has just opened another door for businesses managing surplus cash. On August 17, the Central Bank of Nigeria announced reforms expanding access to Open Market Operations securities to corporates, retail investors and non bank financial institutions, while also restoring tenored repo operations of four to 90 days. The reforms are designed to deepen liquidity management and strengthen the transmission of monetary policy.