By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The World Bank Group Wednesday said it has set an interim target to reduce global poverty to 9 percent (9%) by 2020, which, if achieved, would mark the first time the rate has fallen into the single digits. According to Jim Yong Kim, President of […]
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Global Credit Ratings upgrades Ecobank Nigeria to A-(NG)
Nigeria, October 8, 2013: Leading emerging market focused ratings agency, Global Credit Ratings (GCR), has upgraded the long-term national scale and affirmed the short term national scale issuer ratings assigned to Ecobank Nigeria to A-(NG) and A2 (NG) respectively. This implies that Ecobank Nigeria is healthy, sound and has stable […]
IOSCO Board Focuses on Growing Risk of Cybercrime in Global Financial Markets
By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has focused on the growing risk of cybercrime in the global financial markets. This is contained in a Statement by Yakubu Olaleye, Head Media of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and made […]
