capital

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Now in her 80s, Lami Ezekiel remembers construction crews arriving in her ancestral home in Maitama, as it was destroyed to build Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

As a number of U.S. private-equity investors have pulled back since 2022, sovereign-wealth funds in the Mideast became a more important source of capital for the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The goal was to boost capital markets activity, depressed after the global financial crisis, by making it easier for small, high-growth companies to raise capital through IPOs.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The planning for the new capital right in the centre of the country began a decade earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Now, who among you can name the capital of Sweden? Back to work, please!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood