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Halima Aliko Dangote Takes charge of Dangote Group Commercial Operations

November 11, 2019/Dangote Group Halima Aliko Dangote has been appointed as the Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) (www.Dangote.com), one of Africa’s largest and most diversified business conglomerates. According to a release by the company, Halima Aliko Dangote is returning to the Group after serving on […]

The World Bank and the Ease of Doing Business

November 4, 2019/Coronation Report There continue to be two different risk-free yields in the Naira one-year fixed income markets, which we document below. Meanwhile, the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index was published last week and gave Nigeria a much improved score. See page 2. The World Bank recently […]

Mastercard SpendingPulse: Holiday Sales Expected to Grow 3.1% this Year

November 4, 2019/Mastercard William Tsang Retail sales this holiday season are expected to be a continuation of the same, in line with the solid performance seen throughout 2019. According to Mastercard SpendingPulse™, which measures consumer spending across all payment types including cash and check, we can expect overall U.S. retail […]