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March 11 Sharp Rise in Imports, Steady Exports Pushed Nigeria’s Foreign Trade to N36.6tn in Q4... (read more) March 11 JPMorgan downgrades South African equities on economic slowdown concerns - REUTERS March 11 Bitcoin falls as much as 6.5% as volatility continues after Trump’s bitcoin reserve plan - CNBC March 11 Nigerian competition agency sues MultiChoice over price hike - REUTERS March 11 Petrol imports jump 105% to N15tn – NBS report - PUNCH March 11 Africa Oil Corp bullish on Nigeria growth, Namibia long game - REUTERS March 11 Oil Holds Decline as Risk-Off Mood Sends Markets Into Tailspin - BLOOMBERG March 11 Ghana Inflation Easing for Second Straight Month Puts Rate Cut in Focus - BLOOMBERG March 11 Chatham House warns FG against strengthening naira - DAILY POST March 11 Thieves Risk Fire, Explosions to Tap Nigerian Pipelines For Fuel - BLOOMBERG March 11 India's central bank likely selling dollars to support rupee, traders say - REUTERS March 11 Nigeria to appoint ambassadors, 18 months after worldwide recall, sources say - REUTERS March 11 Nigeria strikes $200 million deal to power rural areas with renewable mini grids - REUTERS March 11 Ghana Facing Austerity Budget as New Government Eyes Spending - BLOOMBERG March 11 Sour risk appetite on US slowdown concerns to keep rupee under pressure - REUTERS March 11 Thai Baht’s Gold-Fueled Rally Is Now at Risk, Strategists Say - BLOOMBERG March 11 Korea’s New FX Rules Renew Calls for More Fundamental Changes - BLOOMBERG March 11 Dollar dithers as safety bid flows to the yen - REUTERS March 11 Agents to engage shipping companies over hike in charges - PUNCH March 11 Central Europe's economies face risks from slowing trade, tariffs, IMF warns - REUTERS March 11 Nigeria’s competitiveness hits 25-yr high on weak naira - BUSINESSDAY March 11 Canadian dollar weakens ahead of expected interest rate cut - REUTERS March 11 Naira’s Poise Disrupted by Oil Prices After Months of Stability - BLOOMBERG March 11 Naira-for-crude deal under threat over rising defaults, power play - THE SUN March 11 Oil loans disrupt Nigeria’s naira-for-crude deal - BUSINESSDAY March 11 Nigeria's NNPC, Dangote Refinery in talks to extend naira-based crude supply deal - REUTERS March 10 Naira defies CBN policies, continues slump against dollar - DAILY POST March 10 Naira falls to 1,530 in official market on supply shortage - BUSINESSDAY March 10 US Crypto Push Threatens EU’s Strategic Autonomy, ESM Chief Says - BLOOMBERG March 10 No Plan To End Naira-for-Crude-Oil Policy, Says Federal Gov’t - LEADERSHIP