Updates

Sojitz Corporation Acquires 25% Equity in Axxela

Image Credit: brandspurng.com April 7, 2022/Proshare by NIPC Japan’s leading business conglomerate Sojitz Corporation has acquired 25 percent equity stake in Nigeria’s largest private-sector gas distribution company, Axxela, the first major African equity investment by Sojitz. Helios Investment Partners (Helios), the Africa-focused private investment firm, sold 25 percent equity interest […]

NGX Fostering Sustainable Financial Products Associated With Climate Change

April 7, 2022/NGX With sustainable finance gaining momentum globally, governments and corporate issuers are paying increasing attention to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, and investors, regulators and other stakeholders are encouraging more robust ESG practices. As the sustainable Exchange championing Africa’s growth, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) is committed to […]

IMF Managing Director names Bert Kroese as Chief Statistician and Data Officer and, Director of the Statistics Department

April 7, 2022/IMF Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to appoint Bert Kroese as the Fund’s Chief Statistician and Data Officer, and Director of the Statistics Department. He will succeed Louis-Marc Ducharme, who as previously announced , will retire from the Fund […]