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Nigeria: JPMorgan's N50bn Bank Licence Deposit Signals Renewed Confidence in Nigeria's Economy, Say Analysts

AllAfrica21 October 2026, 05:20 UTCNigeria

[Leadership] Financial experts have described American banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co's planned entry into Nigeria's merchant banking sector as a strong vote of confidence in the country's economy and the ongoing reforms of the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

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