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International standard-setting bodies launch surveys on incentives to centrally clear OTC derivatives trades

December 14, 2017/IOSCO The Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today launched surveys as part of their joint work to review the effects on incentives to centrally clear […]

Nigeria’s Total Import in Q3’17 4.68% Lower than Q3’16-NBS

December 11, 2017/NBS Total Imports value of N2,348.6 billion in Q3 2017 was 10.51% lower than Q2 2017 and 4.68% lower than Q3 2016  Value of Imported Agricultural goods were 0.05% higher than the value recorded in Q2,2017 and 16.91% higher than Q3 2016 – Value of Raw material imports […]

Curtain falls on African Economic Conference: African countries urged to make governance a priority

December 9, 2017/AfDB The 12th African Economic Conference (AEC) drew to a close on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with participants calling for governance to remain a priority of development programmes in Africa. As they concluded their work, African researchers, policy-makers, civil society and private sector leaders, […]