Tag: Risks

Nigeria funds switch to bonds as risk appetite wanes

* Fears over central bank, elections dampen risk appetite * Central bank governor Sanusi to stand down next June * Funds switch to short-term bonds and t-bills * U.S. Fed tapering likely to hit emerging markets After a bumper year for Nigerian stocks, investors are selling riskier assets and moving […]

Russia Growth Slow, GDP Projected to 2% in 2014

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday said that Russia’s economic growth has continued to slow and had projected a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of two percent (2%) in 2014. This is coming on the heels of a mission to the Russian Federation by the IMF […]