{
  "id": 12518199,
  "title": "AIHN at 30: Experts seek deeper capital market, SME funding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/aihn-at-30-experts-seek-deeper-capital-market-sme-funding-12518199",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T02:02:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/aihn-at-30-experts-seek-deeper-capital-market-sme-funding/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Financial market experts have called for deeper capital market reforms and greater funding opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the 30th Anniversary Symposium of the Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria in Lagos. Dr. Ike Chioke, Group Managing Director of Afrinvest West Africa Limited, emphasized the need for regulatory reforms to keep pace with innovation, while Ozofu 'Latunde Ogiemudia, Deputy Managing Director of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, highlighted the importance of closing the 18-year gap between major legislative reforms in the capital market.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "AIHN at 30: Experts seek deeper capital market, SME funding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/aihn-at-30-experts-seek-deeper-capital-market-sme-funding",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:44:18.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}