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Sanusi identifies power, infrastructure as constraints to banks lending to SMEs

  MONDAY, 12 JULY 2010 01:13 SADE AYODELE & VICTOR SOROKWU     The prevailing power crisis and dearth of infrastructure in the country have been identified as major challenges to banks lending to small and medium scale enterprises in the country. Consequently, the development is impacting negatively on the banking […]

Govt begins tracking of foreign loans’ management

  MONDAY, 12 JULY 2010  FROM MATHIAS OKWE, ABUJA      The Federal Government has flagged-off the tracking of all foreign loans secured by it. The move is to ensure that the credit facilities are channelled to purposes they were meant for, to achieve value for money.Currently, an estimated $4.23 billion […]

Oil prices fall as dollar gains against euro, pound

  MONDAY, 12 JULY   Crude oil declined, reversing earlier gains as the dollar advanced against the euro and the pound, making the commodity more expensive for European investors.Crude remains headed for a weekly gain as higher equities in Asia and Europe bolster optimism that fuel demand may increase. The […]