Europe’s leading markets opened in the red on Monday and remained in negative territory at midday, shadowing most Asian markets, amid concerns over the fallout from the global coronavirus pandemic. Germany’s stock market initially took another hit. The benchmark DAX index
European stock markets regained some ground on Friday after heavy losses the day before, even though some Asian markets fell sharply as the economic implications of the new coronavirus continued to weigh on values. London’s key FTSE 100 index rebounded in opening trading, gaining 4.6 per cent after Thursday marked its biggest daily fall since […]
President and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote decried the low contributions of the manufacturing sector to Nigeria’s economy, which currently stands at 9 per cent unlike what is obtainable in Asian countries which is about 30 per cent. He made this observation during the plenary session at the ongoing 25th edition of the […]
Joy Obakeye The Senior Expert of Customs, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Willie Shumba, has decried the 15 per cent intra-Africa trade standing, compared to global trade ranking, stressing that AfCFTA has to be explored. Mr Shumba, in his presentation at the second edition of the “AfCFTA Dialogue Series,” regretted that African countries were […]
