Lamido Sanusi is not a man to quiver in the face of verbal attacks resulting from his views. His upbringing as a prince  must have imbued  him with the courage to defend his convictions no matter what his adversaries say.  But the last one month  has not been the best […]

IOSCO/MR/04/2012 The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation report, Functioning and Oversight of Oil Price Reporting Agencies, which examines the role played by Oil Price Reporting Agencies (PRAs) in the functioning of oil markets, their methods of operation and governance and potential […]

After 10 bailouts, $21bn spent and several mergers, Nigeria’s banks have been given a positive report by Standard and Poor’s. It’s a tentative thumbs-up though. There is still work to be done, especially in regulation. But it’s a long way from the crisis of 2009. Back then, eight of the […]