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EPSA: 7th loan from AfDB, Japan to support the private sector in Africa

May 20, 2017/AfDB The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan (GOJ) have  signed an agreement for a US $ 300 million facility under the joint initiative titled Enhanced Private Sector Assistance (EPSA) for Africa. The loan, worth JPY 34.41 billion (equivalent to approximately USD 300 million) is […]

Africans moved more freely in 2016, according to second Africa Visa Openness Index

May 20, 2017/AfDB The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the World Economic Forum, launched on Friday, May 19, 2017, the second edition of the Africa Visa Openness Index, ahead of the Bank’s Annual Meetings in Ahmedabad, India. The Index measures how open African countries […]

NSE Closes Lower First Time in Four Weeks on Profit Taking Selloffs in Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods Counters

May 20, 2017/Cordros Research Click here to download PDF Copy of full report Nigerian Capital Market Equities The market closed lower for the first time in four weeks, following profit taking selloffs in oil & gas and consumer goods names. The All Share Index shed 0.28% w/w to close at […]