Tier 1 lenders in Africa’s most populous nation saw loan growth in 2016 largely from the effects of devaluation of the domestic currency the naira even as they tightened lending standards as a result of the economic downturn.
Zenith Bank, GTBank and Access Bank (the only names to have released Fu
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BALA AUGIE
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