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Ugonnabo NgwuMarch 31, 2021

Access Buys Major Stake in South African Bank for $60M

Access Bank Plc has purchased a controlling interest in South Africa’s 74-year-old Grobank for about $60 million, its chief executive…
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Tech

Ameenah HassanDecember 22, 2020

Africa-focused Digital Bank Secures $2 million for Expansion

Umba, a digital bank for emerging markets, particularly Africa, this month secured $2 million in seed funding from investors –…
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People & Money

November 6, 2020

Stanbic IBTC Gets $75m Financing

A United Kingdom development finance institution (DFI), CDC Group, has offered a $75 million debt commitment to Stanbic IBTC Bank.…
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People & Money

November 5, 2020
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Afreximbank Launches $1.5bn Covid-19 Support Facility

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and its partners have launched a $1.5 billion collaborative COVID-19 pandemic response facility to support African…
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People & Money

November 5, 2020

GTB Adopts Holding Company Structure

All things being equal, Nigeria’s most capitalised bank, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Plc will become a holding company soon after…
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People & Money

November 3, 2020

No Rift Over Appointment of New MD, Jaiz Bank says

Jaiz Bank has said that there is no rift among its board members over the appointment of a new managing…
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People & Money

May 1, 2020

Covidnomics: How to Reopen Nigerian Banks

Nigeria has a total of 5,783 bank branches with 1,766 in Lagos alone, as at 2010. Behind open markets and…
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Country	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Recovered	Active Cases	Critical Cases
USA	104,111,747	-	1,132,254	-	101,193,699	1,785,794	3,630
India	44,682,639	-	530,740	-	44,150,057	1,842	698
France	39,512,667	-	164,080	-	39,243,647	104,940	869
Germany	37,739,472	-	165,441	-	37,328,400	245,631	1,281
Brazil	36,809,608	-	696,809	-	35,812,908	299,891	8,318
Japan	32,464,361	44,729	67,639	251	21,552,255	10,844,467	522
South Korea	30,149,601	18,871	33,390	29	29,620,729	495,482	420
Italy	25,453,789	-	186,833	-	25,014,986	251,970	205
UK	24,274,361	-	204,171	-	24,003,215	66,975	146
Russia	21,938,421	6,941	394,984	40	21,339,316	204,121	2,300
Turkey	17,042,722	-	101,492	-	-	16,941,230	-
Spain	13,731,478	-	118,434	-	13,557,699	55,345	231
Vietnam	11,526,408	13	43,186	-	10,612,444	870,778	1
Australia	11,295,446	-	18,615	-	11,235,771	41,060	49
Argentina	10,032,709	-	130,394	-	9,862,576	39,739	363
Taiwan	9,483,267	27,350	16,246	22	9,056,267	410,754	-
Netherlands	8,581,421	-	22,989	-	8,545,357	13,075	53
Iran	7,564,146	100	144,747	3	7,337,433	81,966	224
Mexico	7,358,593	-	332,087	-	6,592,536	433,970	4,798
Indonesia	6,729,573	165	160,803	1	6,564,335	4,435	2,771
Poland	6,378,349	50	118,715	-	5,335,940	923,694	696
Colombia	6,356,309	-	142,486	-	6,179,501	34,322	342
Austria	5,772,280	-	21,661	-	5,723,204	27,415	36
Greece	5,708,301	-	35,630	-	5,648,505	24,166	115
Portugal	5,563,265	-	26,002	-	5,532,061	5,202	61
Ukraine	5,370,131	-	111,020	-	5,252,071	7,040	-
Chile	5,115,130	-	63,764	-	5,045,568	5,798	109
Malaysia	5,035,871	-	36,940	-	4,989,435	9,496	17
Israel	4,784,570	-	12,170	-	4,766,268	6,132	57
N. Korea	4,772,813	-	74	-	4,772,739	-	-
Thailand	4,726,512	-	33,836	-	4,692,164	512	1,496
Belgium	4,691,499	-	33,557	-	4,641,684	16,258	48
Czechia	4,588,772	43	42,303	-	4,538,140	8,329	19
Canada	4,539,229	-	50,135	-	4,437,141	51,953	99
Peru	4,481,101	-	218,750	-	4,256,881	5,470	61
Switzerland	4,385,701	-	14,452	-	4,364,109	7,140	43
Philippines	4,072,911	166	65,767	10	3,997,162	9,982	162
South Africa	4,055,284	-	102,595	-	3,912,506	40,183	192
Romania	3,322,648	-	67,542	-	3,248,650	6,456	111
Denmark	3,172,936	-	8,120	-	3,163,395	1,421	19
Hong Kong	2,876,106	3,283	13,333	20	2,450,244	412,529	28
Sweden	2,693,458	-	23,246	-	2,654,984	15,228	12
Serbia	2,468,606	-	17,683	-	2,437,553	13,370	15
Iraq	2,465,545	-	25,375	-	2,439,497	673	21
Singapore	2,215,889	-	1,720	-	2,143,307	70,862	2
Hungary	2,191,827	-	48,658	-	2,137,305	5,864	11
New Zealand	2,171,788	-	3,754	-	2,155,471	12,563	-
Bangladesh	2,037,506	-	29,441	-	1,991,170	16,895	1,331
Slovakia	1,860,750	5	20,938	3	1,839,174	638	28
Georgia	1,814,180	-	16,926	-	1,776,548	20,706	-
Jordan	1,746,997	-	14,122	-	1,731,007	1,868	59
Ireland	1,700,253	-	8,462	-	1,683,684	8,107	27
Pakistan	1,576,271	18	30,640	-	1,538,689	6,942	11
Norway	1,477,715	-	5,112	-	1,471,642	961	20
Finland	1,458,619	-	8,639	-	1,446,874	3,106	21
Kazakhstan	1,405,753	-	13,695	-	1,383,020	9,038	24
Slovenia	1,321,147	64	7,056	1	1,310,363	3,728	17
Lithuania	1,295,893	-	9,538	-	1,281,420	4,935	9
Bulgaria	1,295,255	-	38,174	-	1,254,246	2,835	37
Morocco	1,272,222	-	16,296	-	1,255,852	74	3
Croatia	1,267,511	44	17,863	5	1,249,057	591	21
Lebanon	1,228,262	-	10,786	-	1,087,587	129,889	74
Guatemala	1,226,951	-	20,096	-	1,203,020	3,835	5
Bolivia	1,187,092	-	22,345	-	1,143,971	20,776	220
Costa Rica	1,182,371	-	9,142	-	860,711	312,518	52
Tunisia	1,150,278	-	29,302	-	-	1,120,976	44
Cuba	1,112,414	-	8,530	-	1,103,774	110	2
Ecuador	1,051,239	-	35,942	-	1,011,682	3,615	759
UAE	1,049,209	-	2,348	-	1,032,461	14,400	-
Uruguay	1,031,581	-	7,601	-	1,022,055	1,925	18
Panama	1,029,061	-	8,594	-	1,019,345	1,122	16
Mongolia	1,007,865	-	2,179	-	1,005,642	44	192
Nepal	1,001,096	4	12,020	-	989,058	18	-
Belarus	994,037	-	7,118	-	985,592	1,327	-
Latvia	975,230	-	6,211	-	968,675	344	13
Azerbaijan	827,880	-	10,081	-	817,562	237	-
Saudi Arabia	827,861	33	9,570	2	815,448	2,843	20
Paraguay	806,256	-	19,820	-	-	786,436	7
Bahrain	700,346	-	1,542	-	698,318	486	15
Sri Lanka	671,987	-	16,826	-	655,158	3	-
Kuwait	662,858	-	2,570	-	660,237	51	-
Dominican Republic	660,095	-	4,384	-	644,785	10,926	4
Cyprus	642,663	-	1,287	-	633,422	7,954	60
Myanmar	633,818	-	19,490	-	614,279	49	-
Palestine	621,008	-	5,404	-	615,445	159	17
Estonia	613,507	-	2,904	-	524,990	85,613	3
Moldova	598,073	-	11,950	-	504,142	81,981	49
Venezuela	551,412	-	5,845	-	544,843	724	36
Egypt	515,645	-	24,613	-	442,182	48,850	122
Libya	507,159	-	6,437	-	500,717	5	-
China	503,302	-	5,272	-	379,053	118,977	7,557
Ethiopia	499,466	-	7,572	-	486,472	5,422	-
Qatar	492,234	-	686	-	491,246	302	-
Réunion	485,895	-	919	-	418,572	66,404	10
Honduras	470,337	-	11,102	-	-	459,235	105
Armenia	446,008	-	8,717	-	435,162	2,129	-
Bosnia	401,333	-	16,250	-	379,066	6,017	-
Oman	399,154	-	4,260	-	384,669	10,225	2
Macedonia	346,428	-	9,638	-	336,623	167	-
Kenya	342,810	-	5,688	-	337,040	82	1
Zambia	340,172	-	4,044	-	334,091	2,037	-
Albania	334,153	-	3,595	-	328,935	1,623	-
Botswana	328,887	-	2,798	-	325,610	479	1
Luxembourg	297,757	-	1,133	-	288,991	7,633	-
Montenegro	286,235	-	2,796	-	283,110	329	6
Brunei	275,220	-	225	-	243,601	31,394	3
Algeria	271,369	-	6,881	-	182,739	81,749	-
Nigeria	266,463	-	3,155	-	259,850	3,458	11
Zimbabwe	261,606	-	5,652	-	254,951	1,003	12
Uzbekistan	250,508	-	1,637	-	241,486	7,385	23
Mozambique	231,994	-	2,233	-	228,805	956	11
Martinique	229,577	-	1,095	-	-	228,482	12
Lao People's Democratic Republic	217,962	-	758	-	-	217,204	-
Iceland	208,605	-	229	-	-	208,376	2
Afghanistan	208,435	-	7,876	-	186,040	14,519	45
Kyrgyzstan	206,591	-	2,991	-	196,406	7,194	131
El Salvador	201,785	-	4,230	-	179,410	18,145	8
Guadeloupe	201,394	-	1,007	-	-	200,387	19
Trinidad and Tobago	187,585	-	4,319	-	182,868	398	8
Maldives	185,713	-	311	-	163,687	21,715	25
Ghana	171,112	-	1,462	-	169,636	14	2
Namibia	170,496	-	4,083	-	166,324	89	-
Uganda	170,328	-	3,630	-	100,431	66,267	3
Jamaica	153,407	-	3,480	-	102,212	47,715	-
Cambodia	138,689	4	3,056	-	135,621	12	-
Rwanda	133,090	-	1,468	-	131,559	63	-
Cameroon	123,993	-	1,965	-	118,616	3,412	13
Malta	116,953	-	824	-	115,473	656	4
Barbados	106,157	-	571	-	105,570	16	-
Angola	105,184	-	1,931	-	103,216	37	-
Channel Islands	101,062	-	223	-	100,732	107	-
French Guiana	98,028	-	420	-	11,254	86,354	6
DRC	95,473	-	1,463	-	84,227	9,783	-
Senegal	88,900	-	1,968	-	86,915	17	-
Malawi	88,505	-	2,686	-	85,337	482	67
Côte d'Ivoire	87,974	-	833	-	87,135	6	-
Suriname	82,020	-	1,398	-	-	80,622	-
New Caledonia	79,820	-	314	-	79,480	26	9
French Polynesia	77,957	-	649	-	-	77,308	7
Swaziland	74,114	-	1,422	-	72,641	51	-
Guyana	72,922	-	1,294	-	71,279	349	-
Belize	70,610	-	688	-	69,868	54	6
Fiji	68,820	-	883	-	66,780	1,157	-
Madagascar	67,817	-	1,419	-	66,343	55	-
Sudan	63,736	-	5,001	-	58,284	451	-
Mauritania	63,664	-	997	-	62,433	234	-
Cabo Verde	63,227	-	413	-	62,755	59	23
Bhutan	62,598	-	21	-	61,564	1,013	-
Syrian Arab Republic	57,453	-	3,164	-	54,289	-	-
Burundi	52,162	-	38	-	51,393	731	-
Seychelles	50,355	-	172	-	50,026	157	-
Gabon	48,980	-	306	-	48,668	6	-
Andorra	47,839	-	165	-	47,563	111	14
Papua New Guinea	46,663	-	669	-	43,982	2,012	7
Curaçao	45,986	-	295	-	44,720	971	3
Aruba	43,993	-	236	-	42,438	1,319	2
Tanzania	42,600	-	846	-	-	41,754	7
Mayotte	42,002	-	188	-	-	41,814	-
Mauritius	41,652	-	1,043	-	39,943	666	-
Togo	39,353	-	290	-	39,059	4	-
Guinea	38,240	-	467	-	37,757	16	8
Isle of Man	38,008	-	116	-	-	37,892	-
Bahamas	37,491	-	833	-	36,366	292	1
Lesotho	34,790	-	723	-	25,980	8,087	-
Faroe Islands	34,658	-	28	-	-	34,630	5
Haiti	34,008	-	860	-	32,986	162	-
Mali	32,778	-	743	-	31,954	81	-
Cayman Islands	31,472	-	37	-	8,553	22,882	1
Saint Lucia	29,803	-	409	-	29,095	299	-
Benin	27,989	-	163	-	27,823	3	-
Somalia	27,318	-	1,361	-	13,182	12,775	-
Congo	25,375	-	386	-	24,006	983	-
Solomon Islands	24,575	-	153	-	-	24,422	1
Timor-Leste	23,414	-	138	-	23,102	174	-
San Marino	23,403	-	122	-	23,245	36	4
Micronesia	22,676	-	58	-	-	22,618	1
Burkina Faso	22,025	-	396	-	21,596	33	-
Liechtenstein	21,334	-	89	-	21,230	15	-
Gibraltar	20,399	-	111	-	16,579	3,709	-
Grenada	19,680	-	238	-	19,358	84	4
Bermuda	18,766	-	157	-	18,593	16	-
Nicaragua	18,491	-	225	-	4,225	14,041	-
South Sudan	18,368	-	138	-	18,115	115	1
Tajikistan	17,786	-	125	-	17,264	397	-
Equatorial Guinea	17,186	-	183	-	16,880	123	5
Tonga	16,734	-	13	-	15,638	1,083	-
Monaco	16,056	-	65	-	15,982	9	4
Samoa	16,022	-	29	-	1,605	14,388	-
Dominica	15,760	-	74	-	15,673	13	-
Djibouti	15,690	-	189	-	15,427	74	-
Marshall Islands	15,554	-	17	-	15,528	9	-
Central African Republic	15,361	-	113	-	14,777	471	2
Gambia	12,586	-	372	-	12,189	25	-
Saint Martin	12,233	-	63	-	1,399	10,771	7
Vanuatu	12,014	-	14	-	11,976	24	-
Greenland	11,971	-	21	-	2,761	9,189	4
Yemen	11,945	-	2,159	-	9,124	662	23
Caribbean Netherlands	11,648	-	38	-	10,476	1,134	-
Sint Maarten	11,010	-	89	-	10,905	16	-
Eritrea	10,189	-	103	-	10,086	-	-
Niger	9,931	-	312	-	8,890	729	1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	9,581	-	123	-	9,448	10	-
Antigua and Barbuda	9,106	-	146	-	8,954	6	1
Comoros	8,992	-	161	-	8,827	4	-
Guinea-Bissau	8,947	-	176	-	8,656	115	6
Liberia	8,053	-	294	-	7,752	7	2
Sierra Leone	7,760	-	126	-	-	7,634	-
Chad	7,652	-	194	-	4,874	2,584	-
British Virgin Islands	7,305	-	64	-	-	7,241	-
Cook Islands	6,999	-	2	-	6,993	4	-
Saint Kitts and Nevis	6,591	-	46	-	6,532	13	-
Turks and Caicos Islands	6,522	-	38	-	6,451	33	4
Sao Tome and Principe	6,279	-	77	-	6,202	-	-
Palau	5,986	-	9	-	5,976	1	-
St. Barth	5,420	-	6	-	-	5,414	-
Kiribati	4,991	-	18	-	2,703	2,270	3
Nauru	4,621	-	1	-	4,609	11	-
Anguilla	3,904	-	12	-	3,879	13	4
Macao	3,485	2	120	-	3,357	8	-
Saint Pierre Miquelon	3,452	-	2	-	2,449	1,001	1
Wallis and Futuna	3,427	-	7	-	438	2,982	-
Tuvalu	2,805	-	-	-	-	2,805	-
Saint Helena	2,166	-	-	-	2	2,164	-
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	1,930	-	-	-	1,930	-	-
Montserrat	1,403	-	8	-	1,376	19	-
Niue	741	-	-	-	733	8	-
Diamond Princess	712	-	13	-	699	-	-
Holy See (Vatican City State)	29	-	-	-	29	-	-
Western Sahara	10	-	1	-	9	-	-
MS Zaandam	9	-	2	-	7	-	-
Tokelau	5	-	-	-	-	5	-
Country	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Recovered	Active Cases	Critical Cases