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Protest: Banks, markets reopen for business in Sango-Ota
As the ongoing nationwide protest entered its second day on Friday, some banks and markets in Sango-Ota, Ogun, have reopened for business activities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the banks, markets and filling stations around Toll-gate, Joju, Sango-Ota and Oju-Ore, which had closed shop on Thursday due to the protest, opened for economic activities on Friday. NAN…
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LG chairman directs registration of markets in Ikorodu
The Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mr Wasiu Adesina, has directed registration of all markets operating within the council area. Adesina gave the directive at the Lagos State Tree Planting Day celebration at the Jamatul Islamiyat Primary School, Ikorodu, on Sunday. The event had the theme: “Nurture Our Future”. The chairman directed market leaders to register…
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NEWS
China records rise in auto sales
Auto sales in China rose 11.6 per cent in June from a year earlier to 2.3 million units, driven largely by strong demand for trucks and other commercial vehicles as Beijing ramps up infrastructure spending to revive the economy. In a further sign the world’s largest auto market is recovering from coronavirus lockdowns, auto wholesales in June rose for the…
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United States
Grocery delivery: Uber eyes US market
Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday further expanded delivery offerings, launching an app-based grocery service in several Latin American and Canadian cities, with the United States to follow later this month. The company’s latest foray into the delivery space is in partnership with Cornerstore, a Chilean online grocery provider that Uber holds a majority stake in since October. Customers in Canada’s…
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United States
COVID-19: Dollar set for biggest slump in weeks
The greenback steadied on Friday but was set for its biggest weekly drop in three weeks as caution over growing coronavirus infections cast doubt over the U.S. economic outlook while a bounce in stocks pushed the kiwi dollar higher. Though an easing in European lockdown rules bodes well for sentiment in the region, headlines from other major economies weighed on…
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Agriculture
Lagos turns schools to makeshift food markets
The Lagos State Government has begun to set up makeshift markets for food and agricultural produce in selected schools. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, said on Thursday in Lagos that development was sequel to the directive of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on measures to check coronavirus spread. Lawal said that the aim of setting up the makeshift markets…
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News
Africa Debt and Capital markets summit to hold during IMF World Bank Meetings
The 5th Africa Debt and Capital Markets (ADCM) Summit will take place for the first time in Washington D.C. during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings on 16th April 2015. Organised by the team behind African Banker magazine, this high-level summit will provide an update on the latest trends and development in Africa’s capital markets as well as explore…
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Middle East
Consumers from 16 markets across the globe to be enabled to shop and pay using Visa Checkout
Visa Inc. today announced that Visa Checkout will become available in a total of 16 markets in 2015, continuing the early momentum the product has seen since launching in three markets in the summer of 2014. “Visa Checkout has seen tremendous growth in the U.S., Canada and Australia in just the few months since its launch,” said Sam Shrauger, senior…
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