Stanbic IBTC’s April headline PMI at 55.5

Private sector players advised joining politics.

Stanbic IBTC was one of the financial advisers in the listing by introduction MTN Nigeria on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Funso Akere, Chief Executive at Stanbic IBTC Capital joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi on the floor of the exchange to share some insight on the process.

Stanbic IBTC was one of the financial advisers in the listing by introduction MTN Nigeria on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Funso Akere, Chief Executive at Stanbic IBTC Capital joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi on the floor of the exchange to share some insight on the process.

Nigeria’s headline Purchasing Managers Index for the month of May came in at 52.9 points below the previous month's reading of 55.5 although the rate of output price inflation softened in the period. This is according to Stanbic IBTC's PMI report. Gbolahan Taiwo, Regional Economist for West Africa at Stanbic IBTC joins CNBC Africa for this discussion.

As the 13th annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association's Section on Business Law winds to a close, the Chairman of the conference planning committee, Adeoye Adefulu, says a communique containing recommendations from the conference will be issued to the Nigerian government and its economic management team.

As the half-year earnings season continues – to assess the performance of some banks in Ghana, Ola Alassan, West African Bank (WAB) Analyst at Stanbic IBTC joins CNBC Africa for more.

Stanbic IBTC Holdings' gross earnings rose by 2.8 per cent in the first half of the year. However, its profit before tax decreased by 11.99 per cent for the period ended 30 June 2019. To discuss the facts behind the numbers, Adekunle Adedeji, Chief Financial Officer of Stanbic IBTC Bank joins CNBC Africa for more.

President of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer says the Red Cross is experimenting with private sector partnerships for more impact. According to the International Red Cross Chief, while traditional humanitarianism is important in short term emergency, long term protracted conflicts, especially in Africa, demand a different strategy. To discuss this and more, President of the International Committee of Red Cross, Peter Maurer joins CNBC Africa's Christy Cole for more.

The 25th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group has ended in Abuja with an agenda for competitive private sector.

The Togolese government is taking part in the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative, which suspends payments to bilateral Paris Club creditors from the first of May till the end of the year 2020. Ratings Agency, Moody’s says Togo’s participation in the initiative offers short term liquidity relief but poses risks for the private sector. Lucie Villa, Vice President and Senior Credit Officer at Moody’s joins CNBC Africa for more.

Africa Initiative for Governance and the Nigeria Economic Summit Group partnered with Nigeria's Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to develop the Nigeria COVID-19 Incidence and Response Tracker and Dashboard which reveals the resource requirements across all 36 states in Nigeria and the FCT. Ofovwe Aig-Imoukuede, Director, Africa Initiative for Governance joins CNBC Africa for more.

The Covid-19 pandemic is pushing Africa into its first recession in a quarter of a century, with GDP forecast to shrink by up to 5 percent. The World Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation, has outlined a $1.5 billion facility for Africa's business community, with a focus on small and medium sized companies. Sergio Pimenta, Vice President for the Middle East and Africa of the IFC, tells FRANCE 24 that those firms in turn have a "significant" role to play in combatting the virus.