January 26, 2017/WFE The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today hosted a roundtable in London for exchanges and the buy side, to discuss how best to grow liquidity in emerging markets. The session, held with Oliver Wyman, and […]
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Nigeria’s woes won’t deter investors from buying dollar bonds
25/1/2017/Reuters By Alexis Akwagyiram and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Investors are lining up to buy dollar bonds Nigeria is expected to issue soon despite the country’s first recession in a quarter of a century, a currency crisis and budget shortfalls driven by low oil prices. On the face of […]
IMF Board Approves 1st Review of SBA, SCF for Kenya
25/1/2017/IMF IMF Board approved completion of first review of Kenya’s economic program supported by the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and the Standby Credit Facility (SCF). Kenyan authorities indicated that they do not intend to draw on the SBA and SCF arrangements (about US$1.5 billion in total), unless there is a balance […]
