January 13, 2017/AfDB The African Development Bank (AfDB), with support from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has awarded a contract to Swedish consulting firm CPMA International to help develop a global Adaptation Benefit Mechanism (ABM). The revolutionary ABM would serve as a business model to encourage private sector investment in […]
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Bulls Resurface to End Volatile Week, NSE ASI Gain 0.28%
By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Bulls resurfaced on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to end a volatile week as the all-share index (ASI) and market capitalisation appreciated by 0.28 percent to close the week at 26,325.93 and N9.058 trillion respectively. “Similarly, all other Indices finished higher during the week with the exception […]
South Africa examines Barclays Africa over apartheid-era bailout
January 13, 2017/Reuters By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s anti-graft watchdog has reopened an investigation into whether Barclays Africa Group benefited from an apartheid-era bailout, the bank said on Friday. A preliminary report by the country’s Public Protector has found that the apartheid government breached the constitution by […]
