Tag: German

CBN Awards N9.5bn Contract to Bankrupt Firm

Apex bank defends contract award Dermalog, the company which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) gave the nod to install a biometric payment system for Nigerian banks is bankrupt, investigations have revealed. The German firm went into voluntary liquidation in 2012 and was technically broke at home (in Europe) at […]

Shares and dollar rise on more signs of economic recovery

Global equities and the dollar rose on Wednesday, as solid German economic data pointed to a pick-up in world trade and kept European shares near five-and-a-half year highs. News on Tuesday that the U.S. trade deficit hit a four-year low also bolstered optimism over the global economy and lifted the […]

Asian shares tumble to three-week low on China services PMI

Asian shares fell to a three-week low on Monday after growth in China’s services sector slowed sharply last month, raising concerns about the pace of recovery in the world’s second-largest economy, while safe-haven gold climbed. The dollar hovered near a four-week high, supported by an upbeat outlook for the U.S. […]