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Malawi: Malawi’s Forex Bureau Overhaul Exposes Deeper Supply-Side Fault Lines
[Nyasa Times] Malawi’s new licensing regime for foreign-exchange bureaus has been presented by the Reserve Bank as a step towards a cleaner, more transparent market. But the reforms have reopened a familiar question: whether supervision can meaningfull…
Tanzania: Experts Back Budget, Urge Stronger Implementation to Realise Dira 2050
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — VARIOUS stakeholders have welcomed the 2026/27 National Budget for its alignment with the Tanzania Development Vision 2050 (Dira 2050), while urging stronger implementation, adequate financing and sustained reforms to tran…
Nigeria: Federal Govt Mulls Tightening Cashless Policy to Curb Kidnappings
[Leadership] The federal government is considering the reinvigoration of the cashless policy as part of broader efforts to curb the rising wave of kidnappings and related criminal activities across the country.
Nigeria: Naira Rises to N1,394/$ in Parallel Market
[Vanguard] THE Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,394 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,405 per dollar last weekend.
Malawi: Malawi Registers Positive Inflation Trend As Falling Food Prices Ease Cost-of-Living Pressures
[Nyasa Times] Malawi has recorded a welcome improvement in its inflation outlook, with the latest figures from the National Statistical Office (NSO) showing that the pace at which prices are rising has slowed, largely due to a decline in food prices.
Africa: The CFA Franc Is Not a Currency. It Is a Constitutional Constraint
[African Arguments] The debate about the CFA franc keeps happening on the wrong terrain.
South Africa: New R2 Coin Pays Tribute to the 1976 Youth Uprising
[SAnews.gov.za] The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has launched a new R2 commemorative circulation coin in honour of the June 1976 Youth Uprising in Soweto, at the Hector Pieterson Museum, in Johannesburg.
Nigeria: Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today, June 16, 2026
[Vanguard] The Nigerian naira traded relatively stable against the United States dollar on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) window and the parallel market.
Nigeria: Pound to Naira Exchange Rate Today, June 16, 2026
[Vanguard] The Nigerian naira traded mixed against the British pound sterling on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, across the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market.
Nigeria: Dollar to Naira Exchange Rate Today, June 17, 2026
[Vanguard] The Nigerian naira remained relatively stable against the United States dollar on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market, as traders continued to monitor foreign exc…