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Analysts fear new interest rate may increase non-performing loans
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Weak loan recovery system driving rising defaults – Lenders

Microfinance banks, fintech firms and digital lenders say weaknesses in Nigeria’s loan recovery framework are driving rising defaults, six years after the Central Bank of Nigeria introduced the Global Standing Instruction. Unlike commercial banks, which can recover unpaid loans by debiting funds from a borrower’s accounts across the banking system, other lenders are excluded from […]