By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Unrelenting bears on Monday pulled down the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) as all-share index (ASI) dipped 2.86 percent to close at 24,649.39 basis points, while market capitalisation sank by N233.45 billion to N8.48 trillion. “Today’s poor performance reflects market reaction to the potential exclusion of Nigerian equities […]
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Hotel development in Africa jumps 30% to 64,000 rooms
April 11, 2016/Bench Events The number of planned hotel rooms in Africa has soared to 64,000 in 365 hotels, up almost 30% on the previous year, according to new figures from the annual W Hospitality Group Hotel Chain Development Pipeline Survey. The increase is largely down to strong growth in […]
The Broader View: The Positive Effects of Negative Nominal Interest Rates
Posted on April 10, 2016 by iMFdirect By Jose Viñals, Simon Gray, and Kelly Eckhold We support the introduction of negative policy rates by some central banks given the significant risks we see to the outlook for growth and inflation. Such bold policy action is unprecedented, and its effects over time will […]
