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      <video:title><![CDATA[Africa advances plans for continental credit rating agency]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Joining CNBC Africa to unpack this further is Misheck Mutize, Lead Expert, African Peer Review Mechanism.]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Nigerian agricultural enterprise, Okomu Oil Palm has reported a 3.6 per cent decline in its revenue in the first half of 2026 as a decline in domestic palm oil sales driven by persistent import-driven competitive pressures impacted Crude Palm Oil prices. Graham Hefer, Managing Director of Okomu Oil Palm, joins CNBC Africa to unpack the result. ]]></video:description>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[Currency held outside Nigeria's banking system fell to a seven-month low by 486 billion naira in June. According to the latest data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, pointing to electronic payments adoption and financial inclusion in Nigeria's payment ecosystem. Meanwhile, the CBN's maximum lending rate eased to 33.16 per cent, as markets assess the outlook for credit conditions, liquidity and economic activity. Paul Alaje, Senior Economist at SPM Professionals, joins CNBC Africa for more.]]></video:description>
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      <video:title><![CDATA[Valterra Platinum HY26 HEPS up 17 fold]]></video:title>
      <video:description><![CDATA[Valterra Platinum saw a number of tailwinds, in the interim period ended June. Some key benefits, being an 85 per cent acceleration in the realised dollar basket price, a four fold increase in core profit, and headline earnings per share surging 1634 per cent. CNBC Africa is joined by Craig Miller, CEO of Valterra Platinum for more.]]></video:description>
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