Monday, 27 Sep 2010   The naira depreciated to its lowest level in more than a year versus the dollar on speculation that companies stepped up dollar purchases to repatriate profits and buy imported goods.     It slumped as much as 0.7 per cent to N154.8 to the […]

27 SEPTEMBER 2010 by ONYINYE NWACHUKWU     The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the weekend said it delayed in taking actions on the widespread rot in the micro-finance sector to enable it do a thorough audit of the sector as well as also allow time to effectively conclude a […]

By Stacy Curtin in Recession, Politics The midterm election is around the corner and the battle is heating up over whether Democrats or Republicans can better handle the economy. (See: The GOP’s ‘Pledge to America’: Do the Economics Add Up?)   Housing – along with jobs – is at the […]