Chris Ikosa
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Ghana Seeks $1.5b loan from China to boost Cocoa sector
Businessam Staff
November 22, 2018
Ghana and China are in talks for the issuing of loans of as much as $1.5 billion that will be used to develop the cocoa sector in the
Contrast as South Africa raises rate, Nigeria retains rates
Businessam Staff
November 22, 2018
It is a world of contrasts for Africa’s two largest economies: South Africa and Nigeria. While Nigeria’s Central Bank of
U.S. crops rot as trade war spikes storage costs
Businessam Staff
November 22, 2018
U.S. farmers are contending with the problem of where to put the mountain of grains they cannot sell to Chinese buyers. Their post
Wall Street recovers as technology stocks bounce back
Businessam Staff
November 22, 2018
U.S. stocks recouped some losses on Wednesday after a brutal two-day selloff as strong earnings from Foot Locker and gains in
OECD projects slow global growth over trade tensions
Businessam Staff
November 21, 2018
Trade tensions and higher interest rates are slowing the global economy, but not likely to portend sharp downturn, the Organisation
Ecobank launches money remittance app
Afolabi Oluwaseun
November 21, 2018
Afolabi Oluwaseun Ecobank Transnational International has launched a new money remittance application called Rapidtransfer. The app is
AfDB approves €235.8m loan for Kenya’s dam
Chris Ikosa
November 21, 2018
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two loans worth €235.763 million to the Kenyan government for the construction of a
NSE all share index up on heavy transactions in consumer goods sector
Moses Obajemu
November 19, 2018
Heavy trading in consumer goods blue chip companies propelled a bullish performance at the equities’ segment of the Nigerian
Atiku unveils policy plan, targets $900b economy by 2025
Moses Obajemu
November 19, 2018
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has launched his policy plan to
CBN still ruthlessly efficient at reining in money in circulation
Moses Obajemu
November 19, 2018
Moses Obajemu At N1.956trn, October figures rose by just N30bn The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has continued to