Bloomberg Nigerian banks have been hit by an exodus of tech talent, chief executives of the nation’s lenders say. “So many of our very experienced talents especially in the area of software engineering are either leaving the industry or leaving the country,” Abubakar Suleiman, chief executive officer of Sterling Bank Plc, told reporters at the end of a meeting …

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB) renewed its pledge to end bond-buying in the coming months, as record inflation raises the odds it will also lift interest rates for the first time in more than a decade before the year is out. The Governing Council reiterated that it will halt net asset purchases in the third quarter — an accelerated …

  Bloomberg Bank of America Corp (BofA) joined Wall Street rivals in capitalising on market volatility while also benefiting from an increase in lending. The company’s trading operation posted $4.72 billion in revenue, down just 7.1% from a year earlier after analysts expected a 16% decline. The best results were in the equities business, which posted a 9.5% gain, the …