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U.S. Treasury Official: G20 Sees Need To ‘Double Down’ Against Devaluation

There is a shared belief among the members of the Group of 20 leading economies in the need to "double down" against competitive currency devaluation and avoid it in both policy and language, a senior U.S. Treasury official said...

Nigeria To Host World Pension Summit In Abuja

Mrs Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, the Director-General, National Pencom Commission (PenCom), said on Friday that Nigeria was ready to host the second edition of the World Pension Summit-Africa Special in Abuja. Anohu-Amazu said this in Lagos during an interactive session with newsmen...

UBA Profit Rises 40% As Half Year Earnings Hits N167bn

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...Declares 20 Kobo Interim Dividend SAN FRANCISCO, September 04, (THEWILL) – Pan-African financial services group, United Bank for Africa Plc, has announced its audited 2015 half year financial results. The results showed strong growth in earnings and profits, as the Bank...

Wall St. Opens Lower After August Jobs Data

U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday after the August jobs report showed moderate job growth and the lowest unemployment rate in more than seven years, increasing chances the Fed could raise interest rates sooner rather than later. The Dow Jones...

Japanese Banks Among Bidders For GE’s Local Finance Unit: Sources

Japanese banks are among bidders for General Electric Co's (GE.N) local commercial lending and leasing operation, sources told Reuters on Friday. Orix Corp (8591.T) and the leasing units of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (8316.T), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc...

G20 Weighs Fed Hike, Chinese Turmoil, But Unlikely To Rock Boat

The U.S. Federal Reserve is coming under pressure from emerging markets not to raise rates too soon as turmoil in China threatens global growth, but the G20 will not publicly call for any delay, delegates meeting in Turkey said...

China Aviation Giant Buys Irish Firm Avolon

A unit of the Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA is buying the Irish aircraft leasing firm Avolon Holdings for about $2.5bn (£1.6bn). Bohai Leasing will pay $31 per share in the deal that includes the assumption of debt and...

South Africa’s Johannesburg Tops Africa Millionaires List

South Africa has the highest number of dollar millionaires in Africa, according to a new report. According to a report by AfrAsia Bank and New World Wealth, Johannesburg alone, known as the "city of gold", is home to 23,400 millionaires....

Warri Refinery Remains Shut As Crude Deliveries Continue

Nigeria’s Warri refinery has not yet reopened after last week’s temporary closure because crude oil is still being loaded into the plant, a spokesman for its operator the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said. NNPC spokesman Ohi Alegbe said the...

Asia Shares Stage Patchy Recovery But Volatility Seen Staying High

Asian shares struggled to recover on Thursday with volatility remaining high, while emerging economy and commodity-linked currencies softened as investors worried about the global repercussions of slower growth in China. Japan's Nikkei rose for the first time in four days,...