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Brasile
Dólar fecha em leve queda após recuperação do crédito em setembro
Num dia de tensões no mercado externo e de divulgação de dados econômicos no Brasil, o dólar encerrou com leve queda depois de uma sessão volátil. A bolsa de valores também caiu, mas conseguiu manter-se acima dos 100 mil pontos. O dólar comercial fechou esta segunda-feira (26) vendido a R$ 5,612, ...
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Cina USA
Beijing and Wall Street deepen ties despite geopolitical rivalry
China and US finance defy Donald Trump’s trade and tech war with growing investments
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Nigeria
Kaduna DisCo, Konexa Plan $50m Power Expansion Project
The Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KAEDCO) and renewable energy developer, Konexa have entered into strategic partnership to expand electricity infrastructure around the DisCos franchise area. The project estimated at $50 million will be executed with funds drawn from Climate Fund Managers (CFMs). A joint press release by the partners explained ...
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Nigeria
Stockbrokers To Address Fundamental Economic Challenges
BY OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos | The president, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), Mr Olatunde Amolegbe, has said that the theme of the 2020 Stockbrokers’ Conference, ‘Navigating through the Storms-Reenergising the Economy through the Capital Market’ is unique considering the current macroeconomic challenges militating against the country. The conference scheduled to ...
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Nigeria
Shippers’ Council Directs Shipping Coys To Suspend Demurrage Charges
BY YUSUF BABALOLA, Lagos | The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), has called on foreign shipping companies operating at the Lagos ports to waive demurrage charges accrued during the #EndSARS protests that grounded economic activities across the state as well as the nation’s seaports. A statement signed by the deputy director, ...
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Nigeria
NB Commences Sale Of N20bn Commercial Paper
BY OLUSHOLA BELLO, Lagos | Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc yesterday commenced the sale of its commercial paper, seeking to raise up to N20 billion in order to finance its short-term working capital requirements. Commercial Papers are unsecured short-term (time period up to one year) debt instruments issued by corporates to ...
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Nigeria
Minister, Stakeholders Restate Commitment To Digital Economy
By Nkechi Isaac | The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, agencies under the ministry and industry stakeholders have re-emphasized their unflinching commitment to support the drive by the Federal Government to leverage Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to transform Nigeria into a fully digital economy. ...
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Nigeria
PMB Condoles With Ojukwu, Greets Veteran Journalist, Alabi
By Jonathan Nda- Isaiah, Abuja | President Muhammadu Buhari has sent heartfelt condolence to leading industrialist and business entrepreneur, Chief Eugene Nzom Ojukwu, on the loss of his wife, Fanny, aged 70. The President in a statement by his media aide, Femi Adesina, urged the chairman of E. Ekesons group ...
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Kenya
Kenya: KNBS, CBK Partner to Conduct 2020 Foreign Investment Survey
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics has partnered with the Central Bank of Kenya to conduct the 2020 Foreign Investment Survey, which seeks to obtain transactional and stocks data of enterprise capital, trade, services, employment, and perception of the business environment.
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Uruguay
FMI insta a gobiernos latinoamericanos a extender apoyos económicos hasta recuperación
La crisis que sufre América Latina y el Caribe en 2020, con una caída del PIB del 9,1%, será la peor en toda su historia.