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Olayemi Cardoso appointed chairman of Africa Finance Corporation

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Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has been appointed chairman of the board of the Africa Finance Corporation, which specialises in African infrastructure. He succeeds Ireti Samuel-Ogbu and takes charge of the institution after leading several monetary and financial reforms in Nigeria, Vanguard reports.

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