Author: InvestAdvocate

The IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board reaffirmed the importance of oversight of the standard-setting activities and governance by the IFRS Foundation Trustees

March 10, 2025/IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board During last week’s meeting of the IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board in London, the Monitoring Board discussed the activities of the Trustees of the IFRS Foundation (Trustees), including the Trustees’ oversight responsibilities with respect to the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Sustainability […]

Nigeria Records Trade Surplus of N3.43Trn in Q4 2024

March 10, 2025/CSL Research Nigeria recorded a trade surplus of N3.43 trillion in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024, according to the latest foreign trade report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Total merchandise trade stood at N36.61 trillion, reflecting a 2.2% increase from Q3 2024 and a significant […]

Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire Launches West Africa’s First Gender Bond

—-To Accelerate Financial Inclusion for Women Entrepreneurs March 8, 2025/Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the leading Pan African Bank, takes a major step forward in its commitment to financial inclusion with the launch of the first Gender Bond in West Africa. This groundbreaking […]