Oscar Onyema, NSE CEO calls for policy reforms to propel economic growth through the capital market
Oscar Onyema, CEO of The Nigerian Stock Exchange, Friday called the attention of stakeholders to look towards policy reforms as catalyst for economic growth and advancement through the capital market. Oscar Onyema made this address at the 5th NSE/LSEG dual listings conference. He said “Just yesterday, the NSE ASI witnessed a reversal of all the gains […]
Global market indices rise on big acquisition announcements, landmark new drug approval
Major global market indices rose at the close of business Friday helped by big acquisition announcements and a landmark new cancer drug approval in the United States, just as Nasdaq Composite posts biggest weekly gain of the year. According to reports, the past week saw global investors, while navigating the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey […]
Global investors pare risk as $1.7bn is pulled out of emerging-market funds on US-Korea face-off
The standoff between the United States and North Korea, as well as increased racial violence in the US, have shifted investor sentiments on emerging-market bond and equity funds, which recorded the highest outflow year-to-date in the week ending August 16, 2017. According to Bloomberg reports, fears of an impending geopolitical turbulence were enough to break […]