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      <video:description><![CDATA[South Africa's latest salary data points to a second year of real income growth, supported by lower inflation, a stronger rand, and improving economic conditions. But questions still remain on sustainability, inequality, and the link between wages and growth. To unpack this data further, CNBC Africa is joined by Elize Kruger, Independent Economist. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Is rice import ban best option for Nigeria?]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit has recommended that current rice import windows be closed, noting the country’s rice surplus is driven by high import volumes. Kola Masha, CEO of Babban Gona joins CNBC Africa for more on dynamics shaping rice production and price movements in Nigeria.]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says Chevron Nigeria Limited, operator of the NNPCL/CNL Joint Venture has discovered substantial hydrocarbon presence in multiple reservoir zones in the Niger Delta. Meanwhile, analysts expect OPEC+ to keep its pause on oil output increases for March at Sunday’s meeting with prices rising due to a drop in Kazakhstan's oil production. Chinnan Dikwal, Vice Chair of the African Energy Council joins CNBC Africa for more on developments shaping the investment climate and production dynamics. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Ikomi: ₦501bn power sector bond to support new investments]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigeria’s 501 billion naira inaugural bond under the Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme achieved 100 percent subscription from pension funds, banks, asset managers, and other investors. The CEO of Proton Energy, Oti Ikomi, says the bond programme, designed to settle legacy generation company debts, is supportive for new investments in the power sector. He adds that the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry is showing positive momentum, highlighted by recent mergers and acquisitions in Geregu Power and Eko Disco. He joins CNBC Africa to discuss these developments. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Interest rates: U.S. Fed and West Africa’s monetary policy direction]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[The US Federal Reserve is broadly expected to pause its series of interest rate cuts at today’s meeting. Analysts expect the Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee announce a 50 basis points rate cut at the close of the day’s meeting. Meanwhile, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria received a whopping 577.8 billion from 15 commercial banks and the Central Bank of Nigeria to settle its outstanding obligations on issued securities in the first half of last year. Femi Oladehin, CEO of Argentil Capital Partners joins CNBC Africa for more. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Commercial debt recovery in Africa]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Allianz Trade has published the 4th edition, of its Collection Complexity Score and Rating. The report assesses how easy or difficult it is, for companies to recover unpaid invoices, in 52 economies that represent 90 per cent of global GDP and trade. The 2026 score, stands at 47.2 out of 100, which is deemed as a 'High' level. And South Africa has been revealed, as one of the most difficult countries for debt collection, with a score of 67. Joining CNBC Africa to paint a picture of these trade complexities is Lluis Dalmau, Economist for Africa & Middle East at Allianz Trade.]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[By 2050 Africa's working population will more than double thus requiring the demand for more than 28 million jobs every year. As it stands the continent contends with a burgeoning youth population and the introduction of wide-scale technological shifts such as AI pose risks of deepening inequality and job losses if the ai adoption at scale is not implemented quickly. However, it seems inroads are being made through "Small AI, which is an affordable accessible application that runs on everyday devices, improving development across sectors such as agriculture, health and education. The World Bank Group hosted a dialogue titled "People, Skills, and Digital Innovation for Jobs in Africa". ]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Nedgroup’s 2026 investment playbook]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[We're almost at the end of the first month of 2026, and we cannot separate what the financial markets are currently looking like, from their 2025 performance. We continue to see upward momentum and concentration of investor appetite, in sectors such as artificial intelligence and the precious metals miners. All the while, investors are tasked with choosing good quality companies, in sectors whose gains are undeniable. To help us navigate the market; CNBC Africa is joined by Rob Johnson, Head of Investments at Nedgroup Investments.]]></video:description>
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