Capital Market

AFC concludes debut Eurobond issue

The Africa Finance Corporation says it has completed the first issue under its $3bn Global Medium Term Note Programme. In a statement on Wednesday, the AFC said it had on April 22 priced the inaugural issue, a $750m 4.375 per cent five-year international bond. According to it, the settlement date […]

Emerging Market Regulators Seek Improved Capital Markets worth $146 Trillion

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Global emerging capital market regulators said on Wednesday it’s seeking to improve its capital markets now estimated to worth $146 trillion. This is coming on the heels of a three (3) day annual general meeting (AGM) held in Cairo Egypt this week where the International […]

NSE Index Dip 0.23% on Declines across Sectors

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-All-share index (ASI) at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday dipped marginally by 0.23 percent on declines across various sectors to close at 34,050.92 points, while market capitalisation reduced by N26.83 billion to close at N11.57 trillion. The decline which hit hardest the banking […]