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Nigerian Equities Open Week Bullish +0.1%, Buoyed by MTNN, OKOMUOIL, PRESCO

February 3, 2025/Cordros Report EQUITIES The domestic bourse opened the week on a positive note as bargain hunting in PRESCO (+10.0%) following the release of their 2024FY unaudited financial statements and gains in MTNN (+1.2%) and OKOMUOIL (+9.9%) caused the All-Share Index to inch higher by 0.1% to 104,630.30 points. […]

Mastercard SpendingPulse – US Black Friday Retail Sales Up +3.4% Vs. Last Year

The brand calls on dancers and pop culture fans, celebrating them for dancing the choreography from the video for “Abracadabra,” the latest single from Gaga’s highly anticipated album MAYHEM, for an opportunity to win a Priceless Experience February 3, 2025/Mastercard Mastercard is connecting people to their passion for music and […]

Benin: An African Pioneer

(Credit: Hadynya/iStock by Getty Images) IMF COUNTRY FOCUS February 3, 2025/IMFBlog Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the lingering scars of COVID-19, and higher living costs amid the war in Ukraine. To help counter those headwinds, the country […]