If Recession Concerns Subside, The Canadian Dollar May Increase.
Analysts expect the Canadian dollar to rally over the coming year, betting the threat of recession will ease as the…
Year: 2022
Russia Becomes India’s Third-Largest Coal Supplier In July.
Russia became India’s third-largest coal supplier in July, with imports rising by over a fifth compared with June to a…
Hit By Rising Costs And Supply Snarls, Toyota Profit Tumbles 42%.
Toyota Motor Corp’s (7203.T) profit slumped a worse-than-expected 42% in its first quarter; as the Japanese automaker was squeezed between supply constraints…
Foreigners Cut China Debt, Dump Equities In July – IIF.
Foreign investors continued to cut holdings in Chinese bonds in July and dumped equities for the first time in four…
Italy To Approve $14.5 Billion Package Against Inflation.
Italy plans to approve on Thursday a new aid package worth around 14.3 billion euros ($14.5 billion); to help shield…
Stocks Steady As Markets Bet On Hefty Bank Of England Hike.
Strong earnings at Credit Agricole and Lufthansa lifted stocks as tension over Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan eased and markets…
How Fake Drugs Threaten Nigeria’s Multi-Billion Pharma Industry.
The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHDA, said that over 70% of medicines being dispense in Nigeria were substandard. The…
Twitter Queries Banks On Musk’s Attempts To Undermine $44 Bln Deal.
Twitter Inc is attempting to find evidence that Elon Musk tried to torpedo the financing of his $44 billion takeover deal;…
Brazil’s 3R Petroleum Subsidiary Agrees On $500 Mln Loan To Pay For Potiguar Oil Field.
Brazil oil company subsidiary 3R Lux agreed to a $500 million loan to pay for the country’s Potiguar oil field.…
PayPal Registers To Indonesia’s Licensing Rules, Access Unblocked.
U.S. payments firm PayPal (PYPL.O) has registered as an electronic systems operator in Indonesia; and its customers can now access its services,…
UBA Appoints New GMD.
United Bank for Africa Plc announced the appointment of Oliver Alawuba as its group managing director; overseeing all the Group’s…
AXA’s Shares Surge As Insurer Unveils Share Buyback And Higher H1 Profits.
French insurer AXA announced a new share buyback programme as it posted a 3% rise in first-half net profit, driving…
JPMorgan, Bank Of America Invest In L’ATTITUDE Ventures’ First Fund
L’ATTITUDE Ventures on Wednesday closed its first institutional fund raising over $100 million with an anchor investment; from Wall Street…
EU Securities Watchdog To Arm Itself With Crypto Data.
The European Union’s securities watchdog has begun preparations for increased scrutiny of crypto transactions; after the bloc agreed groundbreaking rules…
Dollar Dips As Investors Parse Fed Hints On Rate Hikes.
The U.S. dollar edged lower but held on to most of the previous day’s gains, after leaping on Federal Reserve…
India’s Tata Capital Housing Finance To Issue Bonds – Traders.
India’s Tata Capital Housing Finance plans to raise funds through sale of a two-part bond issue, three merchant bankers said.…
Gains From MTN Nigeria, 18 Other Stocks Lift Market Activities To Bullish Stance.
Activities on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) returned to positive route following gains recorded by blue chip firms. Checks by…
Half Year: Dangote Sugar Posts N29:73 Billion Profit.
Nigeria’s largest sugar refinery, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has recorded a profit before tax (PBT) of N29.73 billion; for the…
Naira Falls At I&E Window Despite A 163% Surge In Forex Supply.
Tuesday, 2nd August 2022: The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at N430.67/$1. Naira closed on a…
Top 5 Cryptocurrencies To Watch In August 2022.
The cryptocurrency space in the month of July 2022, saw it post a bullish performance since March 2022. This comes…
Black Market Speculators Lose Big After Naira Gains N50/$1 In A Few Days.
Since the start of August, the naira has continued to rise while holding onto its gains amid weak buying pressures;…
Nigerian Stocks: List Of Dividends Announced In 2022.
As audited accounts start to trickle in, companies will propose dividend payments to their shareholders; as recommended by their respective…
‘Glimmer Of Hope’ As Ukraine Grain Ship Leaves Odesa Port.
The first ship to carry Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine five months ago; left the…
Why So Many Nigerians Lose Money In Currency Trading.
The international foreign exchange market is the biggest financial market in the world, with a daily trading volume estimated to…
U.S. Crypto Firm Nomad Hit By $190 Million Theft.
U.S. crypto firm Nomad has been hit by a $190 million theft, blockchain researchers said; the latest such heist to…
China Leaders Say 5.5% GDP Growth Is Guidance, Not Hard Target.
Chinese leaders told the government that this year’s economic growth of about 5.5% is a guidance; and not a hard…
China Raises Hope For Emerging Market Debt.
China’s commitment to restructure the $6 billion it is owed by Zambia is a good sign for Sri Lanka and others that…
Ether Overtakes Bitcoin In Options Market For The First Time Ever.
Ether, the native token of Ethereum’s blockchain, currently on the verge of switching its consensus mechanism; from a Proof-of-Work (PoW)…
Nigeria, Other African Countries Need 20,000 Pilots –Report.
Aircraft giant, Boeing has raised concern over the dearth of pilots, technicians, and cabin brew as the plane maker; In…
Government On Brink Of Bankruptcy- Nigeria.
Economic and financial experts at Nigeria-based economic think tank, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, have said that the…