Across Nigeria, many privately-owned healthcare facilities face funding bottleneck. Pharmacies watch their shelves empty as they struggle to restock essential drugs. Laboratories, unable to afford new equipment needed for diagnoses, and clinics are forced to turn patients away, as they face financial constraints that limit the services they can provide. For banks, credit unions, and…
TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk through the Akihabara area on July 27, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s core consumer price index climbed by 3.3% in June, outpacing the US figure for the first time in eight years as the Bank of Japan holds its monetary policy meeting on July 27 and…
As of 31 December 2024, TymeBank had 10.7 million customers. The Competition Commission has recommended unconditional approval of TymeBank’s proposed acquisition of SanlamTyme and a portfolio of unsecured personal loans from Sanlam Personal Loans (SPL). TymeBank, South Africa’s first digital-only bank and majority-owned by Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital (ARC), now holds deposits nearing R7…
