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  "id": 1902748,
  "title": "Absa looking at Nigeria expansion to grow Africa footprint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/absa-looking-at-nigeria-expansion-to-grow-africa-footprint",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:34:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/companies-and-deals/absa-looking-at-nigeria-expansion-to-grow-africa-footprint/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The bank is considering converting its Nigerian representative office into a merchant bank to reduce its reliance on its three largest African markets.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}