Sterling Steady Above $1.27 On Last Day Of Brexit Talks
Sterling stabilized above $1.27 on Thursday on the last day of the Brexit negotiations, with traders looking out…
Oil Eases As High U.S. Oil Stocks Outweigh Weak Dollar
Oil prices edged lower on Thursday as a weaker dollar, which usually boosts oil prices, was outweighed by concerns…
Weekahead-Africa-FX-Dollar Dearth Weighs Down Kenyan, Nigerian Currencies
The Kenyan shilling and the Nigerian naira are expected to weaken in the week ahead, mainly because coronavirus…
Nigeria: Shippers Council, NAICOM To De-Risk Costs At Ports
The Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), plans to collaborate to reduce…
Nigeria: Loan Forbearance Will Enable Companies Survive Covid-19
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, in this interview after the Monetary Policy Committee…
Nigeria: Fed Govt Okays N10.5b For Ports
The Federal Government yesterday approved projects in two memoranda worth above N10.5 billion for the Nigerian…
U.S. Exim Bank Out To Displace China After Record Loan In Africa
Bank finalizes $4.7 billion loan for Mozambique gas project
Support could range from power systems to…
Nigeria: FEC Approves $18.12m For Purchase Of Cargo Scanners To Ease Ports…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday approved the purchase of scanners for the Port Harcourt and Tin…
CBN Launches New Schemes For Non-Interest Financial Institutions
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has introduced intervention schemes to cater for non-interest financial…
Bullish Bets On Most Asian Currencies Climb On Vaccine Hopes, China Stability
Investors raised their long bets on the Chinese yuan and most other Asian currencies, a Reuters poll showed, as…
Pandemic Hit To Haj Saddens Would-Be Pilgrims
This year’s haj will be a time of sadness for many Muslims around the world prevented from travelling to Saudi…
Demand For Jail Sentence In Shell And Eni Nigeria Oil Trial
Italian prosecutors are calling for lengthy jail terms to be handed down to the boss of Eni and one of Shell’s top…
South Korea Enters Recession As Exports Plunge By Most Since 1963
The South Korean economy plunged into recession in the second quarter in its worst decline in more than two decades…
China Says UK Citizenship Pathway For Hong Kong Residents Violates International…
A new British policy allowing Hong Kong residents to claim British citizenship is a violation of international law…
FG’s July Bonds Oversubscribed By N340.13bn
The Federal Government Bonds for the month of July worth N130bn, which were auctioned on Wednesday, were…
China’s Latest Starfish-Shaped Airport Set To Boost Tourism In Northeast
Qingdao, a Chinese coastal city famous for being the headquarters of Tsingtao Brewery, is poised for a major…
UK Airports Lost £10,000 Per Minute Between March And June
‘This should serve as a wake-up call to government and lead them to finally grasp the severity of the…
IMF Approves Temporary Increase In Annual Access Limits To Financial Support
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved a temporary increase…
CBN – Economy Recorded U.S.$42.7 Billion Forex Inflow In First Quarter
The aggregate foreign exchange (forex) inflow into the Nigerian economy in the first quarter (Q1) 2020 was $42.71…
Africa Starts To Have Second Thoughts About That Chinese Money
Dipak Patel can still recall the dizzying grandeur of his 2003 visit to Beijing’s cavernous Great Hall of the…
Sterling Edges Lower On No-Deal Brexit Reports, Gloomy Economic Prospects
The British pound fell on Wednesday on rising concern that the Brexit transition period will end without a deal…
Currency Markets Resume Risk-On Rally, Shrugging Off U.S.-China Consulate Spat
Currency traders regained their risk appetite on Wednesday, shrugging off U.S.-China tensions and resuming the…
Naira Weakens Despite Dollar Selloff
As the worldwide race for a coronavirus vaccine gathers pace and fiscal stimulus uplifts global sentiment,…
China Vows Retaliation After U.S. Shutters Houston Consulate
Beijing calls U.S. decision ‘unprecedented escalation’
State Department says move to protect intellectual…
CBN Approves N50b Revival Fund For Textile Industry
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced N50 billion special mechanism funds to revive the ailing textiles…
Nigeria: Federal Govt Records N1.46tn Revenue Deficit In Q1
Gross federally-collected revenue fell by 36 per cent or N1.46tn below the quarterly budget estimate in the first…
Nigeria: Sirika Projects Resumption Of International Flights Before October
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has rejected the October 15 date fixed for the resumption…
Nigeria: Kano Cancels Eid-Del-Kabir Festivities
The Kano State Government has ordered the cancelation of traditional Sallah festivities in this year’s…
CBN: Economy Recorded $42.7bn Forex Inflow In First Quarter
The aggregate foreign exchange (forex) inflow into the Nigerian economy in the first quarter (Q1) 2020…
Nigeria: NPA Halts Licences Renewal For Shipping Firms Over Holding Bay Crisis
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has stopped the renewal of licences for shipping firms who fail to provide…