Nigeria, April 28 -- At the GTR West Africa 2025 Summit, the mood across panels and discussions was cautious optimism. As Nigeria and Ghana navigate their post-reform recoveries, a confluence of financial innovation, agricultural reform, and strategic energy investment is reshaping the region's future.

Economic stabilisation is emerging as Nigeria's forex reserves strengthen, oil production rebounds, and the naira shows tentative signs of stability. Fresh from a peaceful 2024 election, Ghana is gradually rebuilding after its 2022 sovereign debt default.

Key panelists, including Andreas Voss (Deutsche Bank), Oluwole Ajiboye (Guinness Nigeria) and Aina Dele-Adegbola (FBN Bank), highlighted that while challenges like currency volatility an...