Phillip Isakpa
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Phillip Isakpa is Businessamlive Executive Editor.
You can contact him on phillipi@businessamlive.com with stories and commentary.
Moody’s warns Nigerian banks vulnerable in face of forex liquidity pressures akin to 2016-2017 crisis
Phillip IsakpaJuly 1, 2020
$3.8bn-$5bn funding gap seen Gobal rating agency, Moody’s, has issued fresh warnings in a new report that Nigerian banks are
Hold Guinness, sell Unilever, BUA, buy Zenith, MTN, UBA, GTB, FBNH analysts at Lead Securities tell investors
Phillip IsakpaJune 30, 2020
Analysts at Leads Securities have made ‘hold’, ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ calls on a number of stocks for
Analyst says hedge funds target jackpot in wake of Germany’s Wirecard insolvency filing
Phillip IsakpaJune 25, 2020
Nigerian funds not playing in Europe/US markets European markets were gearing up for full business when news came that Wirecard, the
Afreximbank, AfDB contrasting views of two Nigerian presidents
Phillip IsakpaJune 22, 2020
Corporate governance at heart of matter Punctures imperialist, anti-US sentiments of protesters Nigeria’s quest towards having three
Expert pushes for Naira as West Africa’s reserve currency
Phillip IsakpaJune 7, 2020
But analysts say it’s a tough nut to crack A London based derivative expert is pushing for Nigeria to use the enormous
Beyond donations: Global Citizen, NSIA – Solidarity Support Fund for a “new normal”
Phillip IsakpaJune 3, 2020
Fund targets raising $50m Long before the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December, 2019, the phrase ‘new normal’ was bandied
AfDB crisis: Surprises ahead in boardroom voting power
Phillip IsakpaMay 31, 2020
Africa shoots self in the foot Only thing worse than being ignored by the US is being noticed by the US A fresh angle
Revenues rise 47.5% to N176bn, profits up 69.1% to N66bn as BUA Cement files 2019 performance at NSE
Phillip IsakpaMay 20, 2020
Nigeria’s second largest cement producer, BUA Cement plc, part of the group founded by Forbes listed billionaire, Abdul Samad
Nigerian stock index climbs again on gains by blue chips
Phillip IsakpaMay 19, 2020
The Nigerian stock market index appears not to be letting up. On the second session of the week’s trading, the all share index
A wrong-headed marginal field bid round, say analysts
Phillip IsakpaMay 19, 2020
Never mind the COVID-19 pandemic, deadly as it is, international finance and commodities traders and investors are still on the prowl