Month: October 2018
Barclays reported a profit before tax of 1.6 billion pounds (2.08 billion dollars) for the third quarter, as its under-pressure investment banking division booked increased trading revenues in spite of difficult market conditions. The bank ...
China is struggling to restore confidence in its stock markets, which are being weighed down by a massive amount of shares that have been pledged as collateral due to credit-starved companies seeking to raise funds. ...
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed says the Federal Government will not lose focus on diversifying the economy from oil to other sustainable sectors like agriculture. Ahmed said this at the ongoing 24th Nigerian Economic ...
Prof. Pat Utomi has been elected as the first Chairperson of a Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC). Mr Obi Emekekwue, Director and Global Head of Communications and Events Management in the African ...
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki says the National Assembly will continue to mount necessary pressure to get presidential assent on the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB). Saraki spoke at a dinner as part of ...
An economist, Mr Kaseem Iyanda, on Tuesday urged investors to take positions in the nation’s equities market to benefit in the near future. Iyanda, an official of an investment firm, Royal Guaranteed Trust Ltd. in ...
Some exhibitors at the ongoing Jos trade fair on Tuesday said they usually recorded high patronage at night. Mr John Osas, an exhibitor from Benin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos ...
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia said it could supply more crude quickly if needed, reassuring investors ahead of U.S. sanctions on Iran’s crude exports that start next month. Benchmark Brent crude oil ...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has advised Federal Government to urgently amend archaic tax laws as part of its strategies for improving the Ease of Doing Business Ranking of the country. Alhaji ...
Some capital market analysts on Monday urged the regulators to introduce more incentives that would encourage more local investors’ participation in the nation’s bourse to stem market volatility. They told the News Agency of Nigeria ...
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