23/11/2016/AfDB The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a US $75-million financial package comprising US $50-million Line of credit and US $25-million Subordinated Debt to Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Limited. The funding is aimed at supporting SMEs and emerging corporates in East Africa. The LoC will […]
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Nigeria’s Skye Bank may sell subsidiaries to boost capital
22/11/2016/Reuters By Chijioke Ohuocha | LAGOS Nigeria’s Skye Bank may sell some or all of its local and foreign subsidiaries as part of a review aimed at streamlining operations and boosting its capital adequacy, its chief financial officer said. The Nigerian central bank shored up Skye Bank in July with […]
Senate, Central Bank rejects proposals to jail people for ownership of FOREX
22/11/2016/huhuonline.com The Senate has expressed surprise at a recommendation by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission for a review of the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Act in order to empower the Central Bank of Nigeria to jail people for up to two years or fine them for 20 percent of the amount […]
