President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the country's central bank to release old 200 naira banknotes back into circulation, to run concurrently with the new ones until April 10, ... Read more »
In November 2022, the Central Bank of Nigeria launched new banknotes, after 20 years. The new notes came into circulation effect on December 15, 2022. T Read more »
The Central Bank has significantly increased the limits it had imposed on cash withdrawals following a public outcry. The new limit is five times higher than the Read more »
Nigeria has introduced into circulation its new currency in the first such redesign in 20 years. The authorities say the measure is meant to address insecurity, tackle ... Read more »
The Central Bank of Nigeria will be placing a limit on over-the-counter cash withdrawals made by individuals and organisations with effect from January 9, 2023. In a memo, ... Read more »
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe says it will start issuing gold coins as legal tender as the country battles to control soaring inflation that has considerably weakened the local ... Read more »
Concerns have been raised that the dollar shortage in the country could trigger job losses as more manufacturing firms may be forced to shut down or suspend operations as the Read more »
Zimbabwe's central bank has banned third country foreign payments, except for fuel, in measures to facilitate critical transactions to keep the economy going smoothly and enc Read more »
Pete Howson for Thomson Reuters Foundation reports that the Central African Republic (CAR) has become the latest country to adopt bitcoin as a natio Read more »
Swiss non-profit, NEAR, has announced a partnership with local blockchain community, Sankore to launch a regional hub in Kenya dedicated to blockchain innovation, education, and ... Read more »
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