Foreign direct investment flows to Africa increased nearly 7 percent to an estimated $56 billion last year, nearly a fifth of which went to top recipient South Africa, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. Africa, along with Latin America and the Caribbean, helped drive FDI inflows to developing economies […]
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Presco Nigeria Advances to Record on Dividend Bets
Presco Plc (PRESCO), a Nigerian palm-oil producer, jumped to its highest level on record because of prospects that it will maintain dividend payments and a plan to expand into rubber plantations lure investors. The stock rose 3.3 percent to 44 naira by the close in Lagos, the commercial capital. More […]
Oando to seek shareholders’ vote to raise 250 bln naira
Nigeria’s Oando plans to seek shareholder approval to raise up to 250 billion naira ($1.5 bln) via debt or equity, the energy company said on Tuesday. Oando plans to hold the shareholder meeting on Feb. 18, it said in a statement, adding that 50 billion naira of the amount will […]
