Updates

SEC Unveils Proposed New Rule On Social Bonds

June 7, 2021/SEC Nigeria “Social Bond” means a type of debt instrument, where the proceeds would be exclusively applied to finance or refinance new and/or existing eligible projects with clear and identifiable social objective(s) and which are dedicated to an identified population. Download proposed rules here: Proposed New Rule On […]

IMF Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang to Leave the Fund

June 7, 2021/IMF International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced today that Deputy Managing Director Tao Zhang intends to conclude his service when his term expires on August 20, 2021. Mr. Zhang was appointed to a five-year term in August 2016. “For the past five years, Tao has been […]

OPAN Seeks Immediate Lifting Of Twitter Ban In Nigeria

June 7, 2021/OPAN The Online Publishers of Nigeria (OPAN), Nigeria’s premier association of new media and online new publishers has urged the federal government to immediately reverse the ban on Twitter operations in the country and stop infringing on the rights of citizens to freely express themselves. In a statement […]