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Over 200 chambers of commerce worldwide says insecurity, taxation, inflation holding down businesses from performing optimally.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) reveals this in its World Chambers Federation (WCF) 2024 Global Economic Survey, released on 17 October.

In the report,  respondents from 96 countries spanning five continents, believe that the global trade environment has hampered business operations.

The respondents say the main constraints for businesses are:

• shortage of labour or skilled labour,• inflation,

• geopolitical tensions,

• taxation, and

• financial problems.

Specifically, the report says inflation and limited access to finance still weigh heavily on businesses Over 80% of respondents expect inflation to rise, affecting operating costs, wages, supply chains and competitiveness, with concerns especially pronounced in North America and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Commenting at the launch of the survey results in Istanbul, ICC Secretary General John W.H Denton AO said: 

“As the voice of the real economy worldwide, ICC has leveraged its unique institutional reach to provide a comprehensive global picture of the realities of doing business in today’s increasingly complex environment. We hope this real-time data will help shape the strategic response of governments to the key challenges faced by MSMEs.”  

Global business environment  

Rising prices and labour costs were cited as a significant challenge in the majority of countries surveyed, with more than 80% of respondents expressing concern that cost pressures will persist into 2025 — casting doubt on recent claims from prominent economists that inflation is “no longer a thing”.  

Inflation has translated into significantly higher staffing costs for businesses in some 44 countries— a trend exacerbated in several regions by skills shortages in the local workforce, most notably North America and Europe.   

The economic environment and tight financial conditions have hindered access to finance where findings show that high interest rates are limiting access to credit particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (80%), Latin America and the Caribbean (63%) and South Asia (60%),”said the report.

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Nigeria’s oil minister orders marketers to reduce fuel price

“While we believe that market forces will eventually restore equilibrium, the regulator also has a statutory responsibility to ensure that deregulation does not become an avenue for profiteering. This must be done in line with the extant provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act,”said Lokpobiri.

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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, at the NMDPRA General Counsel and Legal Advisers Forum, directed petroleum marketers to reduce fuel price .

At the two-day forum themed: “Beyond Compliance: Driving Regulatory Certainty and Investment Confidence in Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector, Lokpobiri noted that refiners and marketers have continued to sell petrol at elevated pump prices despite the significant decline in crude oil prices from a peak of $120 per barrel to about $72 per barrel last week.

He said: “Following de-escalation of tensions between Iran and the United States, we expected to see a commensurate downward adjustment in the prices of PMS and other petroleum products.However, that has not yet happened.”

“While we believe that market forces will eventually restore equilibrium, the regulator also has a statutory responsibility to ensure that deregulation does not become an avenue for profiteering. This must be done in line with the extant provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act,”said Lokpobiri.

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Naira Exchange Rates Tuesday, 30 June 2026

BLACK MARKET RATES
US DOLLAR (USD) ₦1, 390
GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) ₦1,855
EURO (EUR) ₦1, 585

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BLACK MARKET RATES

US DOLLAR (USD) Buy ₦1, 390 Sell ₦1, 395

GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) Buy ₦1,855 Sell: ₦1,870

EURO (EUR) Buy ₦1, 585 Sell ₦1,605

CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD) Buy ₦1,030 Sell ₦1,100

SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) Buy ₦75 Sell ₦90

UAE DIRHAM Buy ₦350 Sell ₦370

CHINESE YUAN Buy ₦180 Sell ₦200

GHANA CEDI (GHS) Buy ₦95 Sell ₦110

WEST AFRICAN CFA Buy ₦2, 380 Sell ₦2, 460

CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA Buy ₦2, 220 Sell 2,300

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR Buy ₦800 Sell ₦900

OFFICIAL CBN EXCHANGE RATES

US DOLLAR (USD) ₦1,383. 63

GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) ₦1,831.64

EURO (EUR) ₦1,578. 03

SWISS FRANC (CHF) ₦1,710.71

JAPANESE YEN (JPN) ₦8.55

CHINESE YUAN (CNY) ₦203. 65

WEST AFRICAN CFA (XOF) ₦2.40

WEST AFRICAN UNIT ACCOUNT (WAUA) ₦1,872. 07

SAUDI RIYAL (SAR) ₦368.43

SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) ₦84.24

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Naira Exchange Rates Monday, 29 June 2026

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OFFICIAL CBN EXCHANGE RATES

US DOLLAR (USD) ₦1,380. 93

GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) ₦1,824.90

EURO (EUR) ₦1,577. 58

SWISS FRANC (CHF) ₦1,710.13

JAPANESE YEN (JPN) ₦8.54

CHINESE YUAN (CNY) ₦203. 13

WEST AFRICAN CFA (XOF) ₦2.39

WEST AFRICAN UNIT ACCOUNT (WAUA) ₦1,867. 05

SAUDI RIYAL (SAR) ₦367.72

SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) ₦83. 89

BLACK MARKET RATES

US DOLLAR (USD) Buy ₦1, 393 Sell ₦1, 400

GREAT BRITISH POUND (GBP) Buy ₦1,850 Sell: ₦1,870

EURO (EUR) Buy ₦1, 580 Sell ₦1,600

CANADIAN DOLLAR (CAD) Buy ₦1,030 Sell ₦1,100

SOUTH AFRICAN RAND (ZAR) Buy ₦75 Sell ₦90

UAE DIRHAM Buy ₦350 Sell ₦370

CHINESE YUAN Buy ₦180 Sell ₦200

GHANA CEDI (GHS) Buy ₦95 Sell ₦110

WEST AFRICAN CFA Buy ₦2, 380 Sell ₦2, 460

CENTRAL AFRICAN CFA Buy ₦2, 220 Sell 2,300

AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR Buy ₦800 Sell ₦900

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