Economy & Market
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115Stocks, Commodity Currencies Drop on Tariff Fears
President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum sent the dollar higher as investors braced for...
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110AfDB Dissatisfied with $210m Nigeria Agro-Industrial Zones Project
The African Development Bank has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow progress of the first phase of Nigeria’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones project,...
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105Nigeria, World Bank Eye Capital Market for Infrastructure Funding
The Federal Government has opened conversations with the International Finance Corporation – a member of the World Bank Group – on policy...
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122IFC Invests $50m in Lagos Free Zone to Boost Nigeria’s Industry
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced an equity investment of 50 million dollars in the Lagos Free Zone Company (LFZ) to...
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156Economic and Market Report: Week Ended 07-02-2025
Global Economy According to recently released data from Eurostat, the Euro Area’s consumer prices rose to a six-month high of 2.5% y/y...
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210Nigeria’s Economic Growth Threatened as Per Capita Income Slumps to $835.49 –IMF
Despite a positive forecast of 3.2 per cent for Nigeria’s economic growth, new data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revealed yesterday, that...
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154China Propels Asian Stocks Higher Ahead of US Jobs
A boost for Chinese tech stocks helped lift Asian stocks Friday despite selling pressure in Japan as traders await US jobs data...
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147Local Bourse Extends Bullish Performance
EQUITIES The Nigerian equities market sustained its bullish momentum for the fourth consecutive trading session, driven by gains in TRANSCORP (+1.1%), ETI...
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190CBN Caps BDC FX Purchase at $25,000 Weekly via Single Dealer Bank
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced new guidelines that permit Bureau de Change (BDC) operators to purchase up to $25,000...
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174FG Seeks Fresh $580m W’Bank Loans
The Federal Government is engaging the World Bank for two fresh loans totalling $580m, which are expected to be approved in March...
