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Nigeria Responds to J.P. Morgan’s announcement on GBI-EM INDEX

Wednesday September 9, 2015/CBN Below is a statement from Ibrahim Mua’azu, Director, Corporate Communications, CBN for and on behalf of FMF, CBN, DMO The attention of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Debt Management Office (DMO) has been drawn to today’s announcement of […]

JP Morgan to remove Nigeria from government bond index

Sept 8, 2015/Reuters by Chijioke Ohuocha JP Morgan will remove Nigeria from its Government Bond Index (GBI-EM) by the end of October, the bank said on Tuesday, after warning the government of Africa’s biggest economy that currency controls were making transactions too complicated. The removal will force funds to sell […]

Lagarde Urges More Global Action to Support Growth, Jobs

Sept 5, 2015/IMF Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement at the conclusion of the Group of 20 (G20) Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor Meeting in Ankara: “The G20 meeting took place at a time of renewed uncertainty for the global […]