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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/msci-emerging-market-classification-target",
  "slug": "msci-emerging-market-classification-target",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-20",
  "sourceName": "Nairametrics",
  "sourceUrl": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/20/oyedele-targets-msci-emerging-market-entry-for-nigeria-not-frontier/",
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  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
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  "content": {
    "title": "Nigeria targets MSCI emerging-market status, finance minister says",
    "summary": "Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele said Nigeria is engaging MSCI with the aim of joining its Emerging Markets classification, beyond a return to Frontier status.",
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      {
        "heading": "Nigeria targets MSCI emerging-market status, finance minister says",
        "paragraphs": [
          "Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele said Nigeria is engaging MSCI with the aim of joining its Emerging Markets classification, beyond a return to Frontier status.",
          "The statement came as regulators launched a capital-market roadmap targeting ₦750 trillion by 2036. MSCI reclassification remains an objective and depends on meeting the index provider’s access and market criteria."
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