Capital Market

Nigeria Central Bank Selling Dollars to Stem Naira Slide

The Central Bank of Nigeria sold dollars directly to lenders outside of its regular currency auctions to meet demand and stabilize the naira, which gained today to pare a quarterly depreciation. “We do the auction, and when we see the interbank market going haywire, we intervene to bring the market […]

Nigerian Equities Market All-Share Index Gain 0.25%

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian equities market on Tuesday posted a moderate gain as all-share index (ASI) climbed up 0.25 percent to 41,210.10 basis points compared to 0.70 percent increase recorded the last session; indicating Year-to-Date (Y-t-D) returns currently stands at a negative 0.29 percent. Cordros Capital daily market update reported […]

IOSCO issues report on market-based financing for SMEs and Infrastructure

Press Release. Sept 30, 2014/IOSCO The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a research note on Market-Based Long-Term Financing Solutions for SMEs and Infrastructure. The note is a compilation of recent examples of capital market solutions in developed and emerging markets that have contributed to the financing of […]