Barton Heyman

November 14, 2017

Africa Update: South Africa’s Eskom not insolvent but facing cashflow trouble

South Africa’s scandal-plagued power utility Eskom said on Monday it was not insolvent but was facing serious liquidity issues and would be in “trouble” if the […]
November 14, 2017

Nigeria Update: NCC plans new spectrum auctions to boost 30% broadband target

As part of efforts targeted at meeting the 2018 broadband penetration target of 30 per cent, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will soon auction and asign […]
November 14, 2017

Nigeria Update: Dangote Cement, Forte oil buoy NSE’s indices by N66 billion

Transactions in the equities sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) re-opened on a bullish note yesterday, occasioned by price gains recorded by major highly capitalised […]
November 14, 2017

World Update: Pound slides on fears over May’s future

The British pound sank Monday on uncertainty surrounding Prime Minister Theresa May’s future, but the London stock market was buoyed by the sliding currency, dealers said. […]