Updates

Sudan: AfDB President visits Africa’s leading sugar factory and the world’s largest producer of white sugar

March 2, 2017/AfDB On February 28, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank visited the Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) in Sudan, which is by far Africa’s largest sugar-producing agro-industrial complex and world’s largest producer of white sugar. The company operates a cane farm of 105,000 acres of land and […]

FGN introduces Savings Bond for Retail Investors

March 2, 2017/ARM Securities The FGNSB is targeted at retail investors and lower income earners to encourage savings and earn more income compared to their traditional savings accounts. The Debt Management Office (DMO), on behalf of Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), has concluded plans to issue a new type of […]

CBN’s Nigeria PMI – February 2017 Data | Continued Decline in Business Conditions

March 1, 2017/Cordros Research Click here to download full report Nigeria’s manufacturing and non-manufacturing activities contracted in February at a faster pace compared to January, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report. The survey results so far this year mirror the disappointing pattern of […]