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November 28, 2017

Africa Update: Zimbabwe declares Mugabe’s birthday a holiday

Zimbabwe has made former president Robert Mugabe’s birthday a public holiday, a state daily reported Monday, nearly a week after the long-time ruler stepped down. “It […]
November 28, 2017

Nigeria Update: BoI plans increased lending to food sector for enhanced production

•To boost risk assets with additional N350bn The Bank of Industry (BoI) has concluded plans to increase lending to stakeholders in the food industry, as part […]
November 28, 2017

World Update: Banks could support UK economy in disorderly Brexit

Britain’s lenders could support the economy through a “disorderly” Brexit, the Bank of England said Tuesday, as the sector passed its latest round of stress tests. […]
November 28, 2017

Nigeria Update: NSE re-opens bearish, index down by 0.3 per cent

Following price losses suffered by major highly capitalised stocks, transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange re-opened on a downward note, as the All-share index fell by […]