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Nigeria’s FDI in manufacturing rises by $644m in 2023

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10 months ago

February 23, 2024

According to data from Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), foreign investments into the industrial sector increased by $644 million in 2023 to $1.5 billion from $948 million the year before.

In its capital imports report, the NBS said that the manufacturing sector had the highest investment levels.

The industries comprising the top three investment magnates were banking and finance, which ranked distantly second and third, respectively.

Manufacturing investments of $1.5 billion in 2023 made up 39% of all capital imports that year ($3.8 billion). Compared to $5.4 billion in 2022, foreign investments in Nigeria decreased by $1.5 billion to $3.8 billion.

The total capital importation was primarily driven by foreign direct investments ($377.3 million) and portfolio investments ($1.1 billion), with other investments accounting for the largest share of the total at $2.37 billion.

With $2.5 billion, Lagos State was the most popular travel destination in 2023, followed by Abuja ($1.1 billion). $150 million and $6 million were recorded by Abia and Rivers States, respectively.

In the same year in review, investments were also drawn to Ogun, Ekiti, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, and Adamawa states. 29 states were unable to draw in any capital during that time.

Foreign investments in Nigeria have consistently decreased in recent years. The largest economy in Africa saw a $18.6 billion fall in foreign investment in just four years (2019–2022), according to NBS.

Eight states were unable to draw in any kind of foreign investment over the four years. Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara, Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Gombe, Jigawa, and Kebbi were the states that were impacted. The report indicates that $23.9 billion in foreign investments were made in Nigeria in 2019.

The amount fell to $9.6 billion by 2020, then to $6.7 billion the next year, and finally to $5.3 billion in 2022. This suggests a $18.6 billion drop in the following four years. Over the course of the four years, the world’s most populated black country earned roughly $46 billion.

With $35.4 billion in foreign investments, Lagos State topped the way, followed by Federal Capital Territory ($10 billion).

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Mozambique drops interest rate for 6th time in 2024

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6 days ago

November 29, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

As inflation remains low in southern African Mozambique, its central bank has lowered its main interest rate by 75 basis points, the sixth straight drop.

Mozambique’s MIMO interest rate dropped from 13.50% to 12.75%. Since July, Mozambique’s inflation rate has stayed below 3%; in October, it was 2.68% annually.

In a statement, the Bank of Mozambique stated that, despite concerns about post-election demonstrations and their effect on the cost of goods and services, its most recent monetary policy decision was consistent with maintaining inflation in the single digits over the medium run.

With a moderate inflation forecast, the policy rate was lowered for the sixth straight time.

Despite concerns about post-election demonstrations and their effect on the cost of goods and services, policymakers said the decision was compatible with keeping inflation in the single digits in the medium run.

Although headline inflation increased slightly to 2.68% in October from 2.45% in July, it has stayed below 3% since then. Banco de Moçambique is the source.

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Hackers stole $17 million from Uganda National Bank— Report

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6 days ago

November 28, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

The state-owned New Vision newspaper has reported that offshore hackers had stolen 62 billion Ugandan shillings ($16.8 million) from Uganda’s central bank.

Earlier this month, the hackers, who went by the name “Waste,” allegedly gained access to the Bank of Uganda’s IT systems and moved the money illegally.

According to New Vision, which cited anonymous bank sources, the Southeast Asian hacker collective moved a portion of the pilfered funds to Japan.

A request for comment on the issue from Reuters was not immediately answered by Bank of Uganda. A request for a response from the Ugandan police was likewise not answered.

More than half of the funds had been successfully retrieved by the central bank from the hackers, according to New Vision. It stated that President Yoweri Museveni had ordered a probe into the cyberattack.

Separately, the Daily Monitor, Uganda’s largest independent daily, stated that insider collaboration could have played a role in the crime.

In Uganda, there have been several instances of cyber thefts from banks and other financial service providers, including telecom companies. However, according to police authorities, several banks are reluctant to openly admit such events for fear of upsetting their clientele.