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Bond yields rises 100 bps after Nigeria delays presidential election

Mon Feb 9, 2015/Reuters Bond yields rose more than 100 basis points across maturities on Monday while stocks sank, after Nigeria delayed its presidential election, increasing uncertainty in Africa’s biggest economy, dealers said. The electoral commission’s decision late of Saturday to postpone the Feb. 14 vote until March 28 added […]

MasterCard & Partners Selected as Finalists for GSMA Global Mobile Awards

February 9, 2015/MasterCard Last week, the GSMA announced the nominees for the 20th Global Mobile Awards. Of the thousands of entries submitted from around the world and judged by a panel of independent experts, MasterCard is extremely excited to have been chosen, alongside our amazing partners, as a finalist in […]

Nigeria’s Delayed Election Compounds Misery for Stocks and Naira

February 9, 2015/Bloomberg It looks like it’s going to get worse for investors in Nigeria before it gets any better. The country’s stock index is the worst performer in the world after Ukraine, while its currency has declined 17 percent in the past six months to an all-time low. Both, […]