US-China trade war sees oil rises further above $62
Oil rose further above $62 a barrel on Tuesday, supported by hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump may signal progress on trade talks with China and lower inventories at a U.S. oil hub. Concern about slower economic growth and oil demand due to the fallout from the 16-month U.S.-China trade ...
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Bond markets seek enlightenment from Trump on trade policy
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US-China trade war sees oil rises further above $62
Oil rose further above $62 a barrel on Tuesday, supported by hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump may signal progress on trade talks
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Huawei to reward staff with $286 million for helping it ride out US curbs
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Visa to acquire ‘unicorn’ Interswitch stake for $1 billion
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Visa to acquire ‘unicorn’ Interswitch stake for $1 billion
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Visa Inc is set to acquire a significant minority stake in Interswitch, a payment platform based in Nigeria. Interswitch did not
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Bond markets seek enlightenment from Trump on trade policy
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World shares inched higher on Tuesday as investors awaited a speech by President Donald Trump on U.S. trade policy and on news he was
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Customers to get 60% off bookings from Jumia Travels on Black Friday
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Stakeholders begin review of Nigeria’s maritime transport policy
By Samson Echenim Nigeria maritime industry stakeholders have begun review of Draft National Maritime Transport Policy (NMTP) to
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Tola Akinmutimi The Senate on Wednesday mandated its committee on gas to review upwards and recommend immediately penalties for
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Kenneth Afor Coffee prices in Vietnam, the world’s second-largest producer, continued to surge on Thursday mimicking
Malaysian govt. to revive the country’s 3.5MT of bauxite ore mining industry
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Huawei to reward staff with $286 million for helping it ride out US curbs
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India’s sugar production to drop by 19% as erratic rainfall threatens sugarcane farms in major states
November 6, 2019141 views
Kenneth Afor Sugar production in India, the world’s second-largest producer of the sweetener is expected to drop by 19 percent in the
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NDDC’s N1bn a month super agent fee exposes its financial rot
November 7, 2019174 views
Ben Eguzozie, in Port Harcourt Federal Government quango, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), is now locked in a financial
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