Zenith Bank’s Ovia on Nigeria growth, business climate in Africa
29 July 2018 |
1:00 pm
Jim Ovia, chairman of Nigeria's largest commercial lender Zenith Bank Plc, discusses the outlook for growth in Nigeria and the business outlook for the African continent.
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