Barton Heyman

March 29, 2019

World Update: Trump presses OPEC to boost output to cool oil prices

US President Donald Trump on Thursday called on OPEC to boost oil output following a fairly steady rise in crude prices in 2019. “Very important that […]
March 29, 2019

Nigerian Update: CBN tweaks 32-month-old policy rate, opts for growth

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday took local and international investors by surprise, cutting the 32-month-old Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 0.5 per cent to […]
March 29, 2019

Nigerian Update: Downstream operations buoyed by $30b investment, demand

Africa’s downstream sector has seen an injection of $30 billion in investment, as the continent is one of the few regions where oil demand is expected […]
March 29, 2019

Nigerian Update: Presco, GTB, others lead stock market’s N2 billion gain

Transactions on the equities sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE ) closed in an upbeat yesterday to halt three successive sessions’ negative trend, as price […]