AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoRegional Finance Watch: BEAC has suspended new refinancing operations under its productive-investment facility (Window B/“Window B” reforms), pausing new medium-term refinancing requests from commercial banks while it updates the operating framework. Telecoms & Investment: MTN Nigeria says it invested N900bn in 2025 and plans to spend over N1tn in 2026, arguing a recent tariff hike was needed to prevent network insolvency. Capital for Growth Debate: New investment data suggests African private funds still rely heavily on foreign development institutions, even as policymakers push to mobilize more domestic capital. Public Health & Security: U.S. prosecutors accuse two NIH scientists—one a Cameroonian citizen—of allegedly smuggling deactivated mpox samples from the Republic of Congo into the U.S. and lying to authorities. Governance & Identity: South Africa’s home affairs anti-corruption unit says it found abuse of traffic register numbers by foreign migrants using fraudulent documents, flagging a major loophole in road-transaction identification. World Cup Context: FIFA’s 2026 tournament kicks off soon across 16 renamed venues in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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