19/5/2016/AfDB On 18 May 2016, a High-Level Delegation from Zimbabwe, led by the country’s Finance and Economic Development Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, called on the African Development Bank Group and met with its President, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina. The Delegation comprised among others, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, […]
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Bulls Sustain Hold on Nigerian Bourse, ASI Rise 0.99%
By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The bulls on Thursday sustained its hold on the Nigerian bourse as all-share index (ASI) rose 0.99 percent to close at 27,028.24 points, while market capitalisation increased by N90.80 billion to N9.28 trillion. “Today’s performance further extended the Month-to-Date gain to 7.84 percent and pared the Year-to-Date […]
Nigeria looks to sukuk for infrastructure funding needs
Wed May 18, 2016/Reuters May 18 Nigeria hopes to use a proposed Islamic bonds issuance programme to help fund big infrastructure needs in Africa’s biggest economy, aiming to tie the transaction to one of several projects, a Nigerian finance official told Reuters. Nigeria plans to borrow as much as $10 […]
