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All AMCON Debts Must Be Recovered Before Sunset–House of Reps
July 19, 2018/AMCON Barely one week after the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions called on Gen. Muhammadu Buhari Rtd., President... Read more
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Nigerian Stocks Extend Losses Fourth Straight Session on Sell-Offs in Consumer Goods Counters
July 19, 2018 By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Losses on Thursday extended in the Nigerian equities market for the fourth consecutive session, as the all-share... Read more
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SEC Charges Officers of Florida Battery Company with Securities Fraud
July 19, 2018/US SEC On July 18, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against two officers of Oakridge Global Energy Solutions, Inc., a now... Read more
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Nigerian Equities Tanks by 76 bps on Consumer Goods Stocks; NIBOR Rises on Renewed Liquidity Strain
July 19, 2018/Cowry Asset Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens... Read more
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ETI Says H1 2018 Post-Tax Profit Up 36.6% to N51.5 Billion
July 19, 2018 By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Pan-African lender, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) on Thursday said its profit after tax for the Half-Year... Read more
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Nigeria’s Exchange Reports 1,622.03% Increase in Listing Activities in 2017
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IMF Says no Winner in Trade War
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MTN Nigeria: Initial Public Offering Teaser
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Global stakeholders discuss role of exchanges & CCPs in preserving market integrity at WFE London meeting
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The mirage of Djibouti’s Economic Success
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Côte d’Ivoire is becoming the bread basket of West Africa
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Rising US Dollar Will Test EM Vulnerabilities Across Sectors
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$80 Oil Inches Closer
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Beaches and Bitcoin: Remarks before the Medici Conference
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Africa FICC – Africa Accounts for An Estimated 9% of World Oil Output in 2016
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A Window of Opportunity Remains Open: The IMF MD’s Global Policy Agenda Update
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A Bumpy Road Ahead
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IMF Says World Growth Strengthened 3.8% in 2017
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IMF Releases the April 2018 World Economic Outlook
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WFE, Oliver Wyman joint report examines the pivotal role of market infrastructures in ensuring market integrity
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Shrugging Off Trade War, Oil Holds Gains
Money Market
ETI Says H1 2018 Post-Tax Profit Up 36.6% to N51.5 Billion
July 19, 2018 By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Pan-African lender, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) on Thursday said its profit after tax for the Half-Year (H1) period ended June 30, 2018 grew 36.6 percent… Read more
Mastercard is First Payments Player to Receive Approval for Science-Based Emissions Target
Commits to 20 Percent Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2025 July 19, 2018/Mastercard Mastercard announced today that its plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent have… Read more
CBN Sustains Forex Intervention, Injects Fresh $210m
Culled—Proshare July 17, 2018/CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 injected the sum of $210 million into the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market. The Bank… Read more
Business News
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Now might be the time to invest in African agritech
July 18, 2018 By James Rae, Candidate Attorney, overseen by Wildu du Plessis, Partner and Head of the Banking & Finance Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg The World Bank report, Agriculture… Read more
- PwC Hospitality Outlook 2018-2022: Positioning For Future Growth
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Capital Market
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SEC Dedicated to Robust Market – Uduk
July 15, 2018/SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has restated its dedication to collaborate with relevant stakeholders to further develop and deepen the capital market. The Ag. Director General… Read more
- NSE Says Rule on Nominal Transfers Commences
- NSE Proposes Rules on Free Float, REITs and Listing on Growth Board
- House of Reps Sub-committee Seek to Sanitise the Nigerian Capital Market
Fraud & Scandals
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SEC Charges CEO and Oil Exploration Company with Lying About the Company’s Prospects and Business Dealings
July 19, 2018/US SEC On July 17, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against an oil shale exploration company, Centor Energy, Inc. (ticker: CNTO), and its CEO Frederick… Read more
- SEC Charges Cape Cod-Based Investment Adviser with Fraud
- SEC Charges Officers of Florida Battery Company with Securities Fraud
- Google fined a record $5 billion by the EU for Android antitrust violations
Insurance
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Old Mutual Partners with Ecobank to Increase Insurance Penetration in Nigeria
Press Release June 29, 2018/Old Mutual Old Mutual General Insurance Company and Old Mutual Nigeria Life Assurance Company, subsidiaries of the pan-African Insurance giant and leading global financial services group,… Read more
- Rak Insurance Wins 2018 UAE Medical Insurance Company of the Year Award
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Investors Bite
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Nigerian Stocks Extend Losses Fourth Straight Session on Sell-Offs in Consumer Goods Counters
July 19, 2018 By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Losses on Thursday extended in the Nigerian equities market for the fourth consecutive session, as the all-share index (ASI) dropped further by 0.76 percent… Read more
- Nigerian Equities Tanks by 76 bps on Consumer Goods Stocks; NIBOR Rises on Renewed Liquidity Strain
- Allianz Group Completes Acquisition of Ensure Insurance in Nigeria
- NSE Issues Effective Date of Rules to Listing of Sukuk and Similar Debt Securities
Money Market
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ETI Says H1 2018 Post-Tax Profit Up 36.6% to N51.5 Billion
July 19, 2018 By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Pan-African lender, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) on Thursday said its profit after tax for the Half-Year (H1) period ended June 30, 2018 grew 36.6 percent… Read more
- Mastercard is First Payments Player to Receive Approval for Science-Based Emissions Target
- CBN Sustains Forex Intervention, Injects Fresh $210m
- Citi Bags Six Honours at Euromoney Global Awards for Excellence
Mortgages
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AfDB promotes better access to mortgage finance in Ghana
June 7, 2018/AfDB The African Development Bank approved a US $15-million senior loan to GHL Bank PLC, which focuses on mortgage finance, to enhance its mortgage loan portfolio and help… Read more
- Building the Business Case for Housing Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Over-the-Counter Beat
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NASD OTC Closed the Week Positive as Niger Delta Exploration and Production Plc Gains 20% WoW!
Culled—Proshare July 13, 2018/NASD Plc Niger Delta Exploration & Production PLC (SDNDEP) gains 20% WoW! The NASD OTC Market ends the week with an increase in market metrics, as the NASD… Read more
- CBN, FMDQ, FMDA Propel Market Confidence, Unveils FMDQ’s Q-ex Platform for the Fixed Income Market
- FMDQ unveils critical Clearing Infrastructure
- CBN Direct Banks to Pledge N1.0 Billion Govt Securities for OTC Trade Settlement
Q & A Session
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FG Expects More Investment in Power Sector-Says Osinbajo
* Adds govt ready to actively support said investors 15/6/2018 REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PROF. YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, GCON, VICE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT A MEDIA CHAT WITH… Read more
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Results & Dividends
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ETI Says H1 2018 Post-Tax Profit Up 36.6% to N51.5 Billion
July 19, 2018 By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Pan-African lender, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) on Thursday said its profit after tax for the Half-Year (H1) period ended June 30, 2018 grew 36.6 percent… Read more
- QNB Group Post $1.9 Billion Net Profit in H1 2018
- Conoil Approves N1.4 billion Dividend Payment to Shareholders in 2017
- ATI Earmarks Initial $2.5 Million to Pay Dividend to Shareholders Including14 African Member Governments
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Nigeria’s Exchange Reports 1,622.03% Increase in Listing Activities in 2017
June 2, 2018 By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in 2017 recorded a 1,622.03 percent increase in listing activities from from N2.59 billion in 2016 to N44.51 billion… Read more
- IMF Says no Winner in Trade War
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Updates
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CBN Tackles Excess Liquidity with OMO, Yields Weaken
Culled—Proshare July 19, 2018/Zedcrest Capital KEY INDICATORS Indicator Value Commentary Inflation 11.61% NBS postpones release date for June 2018 CPI & Inflation report to July 23, 2018. Expectations range between… Read more
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World News
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Is This The End Of The Oil Rally?
July 17, 2018/OilPrice.com Chart of the Week – The U.S. processed a record amount of crude oil in 2017, even as refinery capacity remained flat. – Gross crude oil inputs… Read more
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