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AfDB, EIB Plan $70m Investment in DBN

AfDB, EIB Plan $70m Investment in DBN The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the African Development Bank(AfDB) have agreed to support the creation of the new Development Bank of Nigeria(DBN) to strengthen lending for business and agriculture investment in the country. The European Investment Bank...

Tony Okpanachi: De-Risking the MSME Sector for National Growth

When the Federal Government gave its nod for the establishment of the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), the reasons were legion, but most important of all was the tight conditions attached to getting credit facilities by the existing development Finance institutions, including the apex...

FEC Approves $1.3b Loans for DBN

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved credit facilities of $1.3 billion to support the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN). The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun made this known at the end of the FEC meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa,...

Concerns over interest rates, capacity, as DBN kicks off with N398.45b

With about 70,000 micro, small and medium enterprises seeking various forms of financial intervention to take their businesses to the next level, there are concerns about the ability of the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) to meet such demands with its $1.3 billion (N398.45...

FG extends 2016 capital budget implementation to May 5

The Federal Government on Thursday extended the implementation of the capital component of the 2016 budget from March 31 to May 5, or till the passage of the 2017 budget, whichever is earliest. The Ministry of Finance said in a statement that already, the Accountant-General...

CBN Approves Licence for DBN

The Central bank of Nigeria has approved the grant of a Wholesale Development Finance Institution Licence with national authorization to the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Plc, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has confirmed. The approval was conveyed in a letter addressed to...