By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday advised the Republic of Benin, West Africa to speedily resolve the issue of its troubled banks as it granted the country $16.1 million extended credit facility (ECF). This is coming on the heels of a statement by Naoyuki Shinohara, […]
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GTBank Up Post Tax Profit by 9.06%
By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has increased its profit after tax (PAT) by 9.06 percent (9.06%) in its half year 2013 financial report. To record the 9.0% PAT, GTBank recorded N44.943 billion in the half year of 2012 compared to N49.105 billion recorded in the […]
Islamic finance body IILM sells debut $490 million sukuk
A consortium of central banks from Asia, the Middle East and Africa has taken a first step towards developing a cross-border market in Islamic financial instruments by issuing a $490 million sukuk. The three-month Islamic bonds, denominated in U.S. dollars, were issued by the Malaysia-based International Islamic Liquidity Management Corp […]
