Category: Capital Market/Banking

World Bank Downgrades Sub Sahara Africa Growth Forecast To 2.7 per cent
October 4, 2018 No Responses

World Bank Downgrades Sub Sahara Africa Growth Forecast To 2.7 per cent

The World Bank has cut its forecast for growth of sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 to 2.7 per cent, down from an earlier 3.1 per cent, partly due to less favourable external environment for the region. The lender said in its...
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CBN Boosts FOREX Market With $210
October 4, 2018 No Responses

CBN Boosts FOREX Market With $210

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again injected the sum of $210 million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market.   Figures obtained from the CBN on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, indicate that authorized dealers in the wholesale segment...
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WFE Admits Nairobi Securities Exchange, Five Others
October 4, 2018 No Responses

WFE Admits Nairobi Securities Exchange, Five Others

At the 58th General Assembly in Athens on Wednesday, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) admitted six new members taking the total number of full members to 70.      With six members joining since the last General Assembly in...
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FMDQ: We Are Committed To Developing Fixed Income Market
October 4, 2018 No Responses

FMDQ: We Are Committed To Developing Fixed Income Market

FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange has reiterated its commitment to the development of fixed income securities market in the country.   Associate Executive Director, FMDQ, Tumi Sekoni made this remark while receiving Capital Market Development Award given to the ex...
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WFE: 6,807 Firms List On 33 SME Markets, Capitalisation Exceeds $1.3trillion Worldwide
October 3, 2018 No Responses

WFE: 6,807 Firms List On 33 SME Markets, Capitalisation Exceeds $1.3trillion Worldwide

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Tuesday published a report (together with a supplementary dataset) entitled ‘An overview of WFE SME markets’, examining the current status of 33 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) markets across 29 ...
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Federation Of Exchanges Begins Annual Meeting At Athens
October 1, 2018 No Responses

Federation Of Exchanges Begins Annual Meeting At Athens

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) on Monday rang the opening bell at the Athens Stock Exchange exchange to formally launch the WFE’s General Assembly & Annual Meeting (2-4 October, Athens).    ​Athens Stock Exchange is hosting the event, which....
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FSD Africa, SEC Nigeria Seal Partnership On Capacity Building, Capital Market Growth
October 1, 2018 No Responses

FSD Africa, SEC Nigeria Seal Partnership On Capacity Building, Capital Market Growth

Nigeria’s  Securities and Exchange Commission  (Nigeria) has become the first capital market regulator to participate in a flagship pan-African programme designed to strengthen the continent’s capital markets.   Under the arrangement, over a three-year ...
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CAMCAN Holds Maiden Capital Market Performance Awards In Lagos
September 27, 2018 No Responses

CAMCAN Holds Maiden Capital Market Performance Awards In Lagos

The crème de la crème of the nation’s capital market will gather in Lagos on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, for the maiden awards ceremony to recognize and reward excellence among...
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World Investor Week Gets More Support, Explains Awareness, Protection
September 27, 2018 No Responses

World Investor Week Gets More Support, Explains Awareness, Protection

In addition to the Argentine G20 Presidency, various important multilateral institutions have endorsed the second annual World Investor Week (WIW), organized by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to raise awareness of the importan...
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MPC Communique
September 26, 2018 No Responses

MPC Communique

Background The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) met on the 24th and 25th of September, 2018 and evaluated developments in the global and domestic economic and financial environments in the first eight months of 2018, as well as the outlook for the rest...
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Heritage Bank Wins Three Agric, SME Awards
September 24, 2018 No Responses

Heritage Bank Wins Three Agric, SME Awards

Heritage Bank Plc has been adjudged “Best SME Bank Nigeria 2018” by Capital Finance International (CFI.co) and “Agriculture Bank of the Year 2018” by the Nigeria Agriculture Awards (MAA). Also, the bank was awarded the Best CIBN Chapter of the...
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Rivers, Bayelsa, Lagos Top Investment Destination In First Six Months Of 2018
September 22, 2018 No Responses

Rivers, Bayelsa, Lagos Top Investment Destination In First Six Months Of 2018

For the first six months of 2018, three states comprising of Rivers, Bayelsa and Lagos State   top list of foreign investment destination in Nigeria.    A report put together by the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) explained that Rivers State...
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CBN Revokes Skye Bank’s licence
September 22, 2018 No Responses

CBN Revokes Skye Bank’s licence

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licence of Skye Bank Plc. However, depositors’ funds, according to the apex Bank remain safe.    Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefile, broke the news on Friday at a press...
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CBN Acquires 2.4b FG’s Shares In NSPM
September 19, 2018 No Responses

CBN Acquires 2.4b FG’s Shares In NSPM

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bureau of Public Enterprises(BPE) have signed an agreement for the sale of the Federal Government’s 12.4 billion shares in Nigerian Security Printing and Minting company (NSPM) to CBN. The ceremony was chaired...
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