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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Chairman, Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria, ASHON, Chief Patrick Ezeagu, in this interview with Financial Vanguard, spoke on monetary and fiscal policies affecting the stock market, forth coming capital market summit and how government’s patronage,  among others can boost the Nigerian capital market   By Peter Egwuatu W HAT is really responsible for the recent rally in the Nigerian stock market? The Nigerian stock market was adversely affected by economic situation of the country in the last two years; but in recent time, we have started seeing some improvement. The rally in stock market is majorly attributed to the monetary policy changes, such as the Investors and  Exporters, I & E forex window, which allow investors to bring in their money at a well known market determined price. The Nigerian stock market is dominated by foreign investors and that has been the driver in recent time. So we would want the Central Bank of Nigeria, ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J STANDARDd Chartered Bank Limited has launched a campaign entitled,  “No.1 Bank: Power your Ambitions” to highlight its recent achievements and reiterate its commitment to the Africa and Middle East (AME) region. The ‘No.1 Bank’ campaign reiterates the bank’s top position across its diverse products and markets which include project finance, debt capital markets, wealth management, digital, private banking and Islamic banking. On the back of its “Here for Africa” campaign launched last year, the new campaign will showcase the bank’s heightened focus on the wider African and Middle East region, seeking to contribute to the region’s growth by growing its retail, corporate, institutional and commercial segments, while enhancing its digital capabilities. Selected recent awards backing Standard Chartered’s leading position include: Best Regional Consumer Digital Bank for Middle East & Africa 2016 for the fifth consecutive year on the global finance space...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Chairman, Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria, ASHON, Chief Patrick Ezeagu, in this interview with Financial Vanguard, spoke on monetary and fiscal policies affecting the stock market, forth coming capital market summit and how government’s patronage,  among others can boost the Nigerian capital market   By Peter Egwuatu W HAT is really responsible for the recent rally in the Nigerian stock market? The Nigerian stock market was adversely affected by economic situation of the country in the last two years; but in recent time, we have started seeing some improvement. The rally in stock market is majorly attributed to the monetary policy changes, such as the Investors and  Exporters, I & E forex window, which allow investors to bring in their money at a well known market determined price. The Nigerian stock market is dominated by foreign investors and that has been the driver in recent time. So we would want the Central Bank of Nigeria, ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J STANDARDd Chartered Bank Limited has launched a campaign entitled,  “No.1 Bank: Power your Ambitions” to highlight its recent achievements and reiterate its commitment to the Africa and Middle East (AME) region. The ‘No.1 Bank’ campaign reiterates the bank’s top position across its diverse products and markets which include project finance, debt capital markets, wealth management, digital, private banking and Islamic banking. On the back of its “Here for Africa” campaign launched last year, the new campaign will showcase the bank’s heightened focus on the wider African and Middle East region, seeking to contribute to the region’s growth by growing its retail, corporate, institutional and commercial segments, while enhancing its digital capabilities. Selected recent awards backing Standard Chartered’s leading position include: Best Regional Consumer Digital Bank for Middle East & Africa 2016 for the fifth consecutive year on the global finance space...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Open Heart Surgeries get better at UNTH as VOOM foundation, Pobic Int’l continue rescue interventions By Dennis Agbo ENUGU- THE Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku/Ozalla, Dr. Christopher Amah, has asked Nigerians seeking heart surgery to come to the health institution instead of going on medical tourism abroad as the referral hospital offers state of the art facilities that meet the needs of patients. Amah said that although the UNTH started performing open heart surgeries in 1974, it reinvigorated the process in 2013 through some indigenous doctors led by Professor Martin Anyaji who led other doctors to perform three open heart surgeries on Nigerians, adding that it has been success stories since then. As the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku/Ozalla Enugu, continues to perform its primary function of saving lives in the country, it has also added value as well as responsibility of saving...