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W. Bank’s Zoellick says double-dip recession unlikely

By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The global economy is unlikely to fall back into recession but there are risks, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said on Tuesday. “I don’t believe that the United States or the world will go into a double-dip but there’s high degrees of uncertainty,” Zoellick […]

Q&A on Nationalisation of Banks by the CBN

September 02, 2011 / You and the Economy Interview with Managing Director of Proshare, Olufemi AWOYEMI FCA     Que 1: On June 2nd, 2011 the Central Bank issued a statement announcing September 30, 2011 as the deadline for the recapitalization of the eight banks it had rescued in 2009 […]

Nigeria Approves Inclusion of Chinese Renminbi in External Reserves

Press Release September 5, 2011 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has finalized arrangements to diversify its external reserves holdings by including the Chinese Renminbi (RMB) to the existing currency mix of United States Dollars (USD), the Euro (EUR) and the British Pound Sterling (GBP). After due consultations with the […]