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- 23 Sept 2016
FXTM Analysis: GBPUSD Recovery Pauses After Boris Johnson Headline
After recovering ground following a return to levels not seen in over a month below 1.29, the bounce in the GBPUSD appears to have lost momentum at the conclusion of the week following headlines…
- 9 Mar 2022
UK Govt Earmarks £20m for Global Partnership to Educate Girls Around the World
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is launching a new £20m (about N10.88 billion) business partnership as the UK continues to lead global efforts to improve girls’ access to education in developing…
- 16 Dec 2019
Lessons From the U.K. Brexit Election
By Austin Okere The U.K. has announced the result of the “Brexit Election”, and Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party won a landslide victory, mostly at the expense of Jeremy Corbyn’s opposition Labour…
- 14 Dec 2019
Britain on Course for Brexit after Conservatives Win Big
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM , After almost three and a half years since Britain voted to leave the European Union, the country is finally on track to withdraw from the…
- 26 Sept 2019
Market Sentiment Sours on Rising US Political Risk
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst, FXTM Rising political risk in the United States has joined the growing list of negative themes weighing heavily on global sentiment. In a dramatic…
- 30 Oct 2019
Nigeria on Bumpy Road to Recovery; Foreign Exchange Reserves in Focus
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The Nigerian economy still remains on a rocky road to recovery in the face of depressed oil prices, US-China trade uncertainty and fears over…
- 8 Mar 2022
UBA Foundation Partners UK, Others in £20m Girl Education Drive
The United Kingdom has launched a partnership worth £20m with United Bank for Africa Foundation and 10 other organisations to improve girls’ access to education and employment in developing…
- 12 Dec 2019
Nigeria Expected to Expand 2.38% in Q4; Fed Meeting in Focus
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, A sense of confidence restored over the Nigerian economy this week. This comes after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor stated that…
- 22 Feb 2010
GTBank Sponsors First Black Artist’s Exhibit
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc is set to sponsor the first exhibit by a black artist on the world famous fourth Plinth, Trafalgar square in London. By this, the bank is once again set to reinforce its…
- 14 Jan 2020
UK-Africa Investment Summit to showcase Investment in both Nigeria & UK
The United Kingdom Government will on Monday, 20 January 2020, host the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit in London geared towards a long-term partnerships that will deliver more investment and…
- 23 Jan 2020
UK-Africa Investment Summit: Scaling up Investment for Africa’s Clean Energy Transformation
The UK-Africa Investment Summit that was held in London on Monday resolved to Scaling up Investment for Africa’s Clean Energy Transformation. The summit witnessed attendance of Many African leaders,…
- 24 Mar 2020
Will the Central Bank of Nigeria Pull the Rate Cut Trigger?
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, As the coronavirus outbreak creates shockwaves across the globe, central banks and governments are enforcing emergency measures to defend their…
- 19 Jan 2021
Hogan Lovells’ Andrew Skipper Speaks @ the Africa Investment Conference
Andrew Skipper, Partner and Head of Hogan Lovells Africa Practice and Co-Chair of the UK's Africa Investors Group (AIG), will be speaking at the Africa Investment Conference, hosted by The UK…
- 28 Feb 2021
World Bank Withdraws Funding for Fossil Fuel Projects
Mr. Larry Attah, managing director of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, has disclosed that the World Bank has hinted of plans to withdraw funding for all forms of fossil fuel…
- 3 Nov 2021
UK Commits New Funding Support to African-led Projects to Protect Vulnerable Communities
The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced new funding to support African governments to roll-out critical adaptation projects so at-risk communities can adapt to the impact of extreme weather and…
- 19 Nov 2021
How COP26 Agreed to Keep 1.5C Alive and Finalises Paris Agreement
COP26 came to an end in Glasgow on Saturday November 13, 2021, with nearly 200 countries agreeing the Glasgow Climate Pact to keep 1.5°C alive and finalise the outstanding elements of the Paris…
- 9 Mar 2018
UK to Build New £700,000 Prison Wing at Kirikiri
The UK is to pay for a new wing in Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison, one of Nigeria’s largest prisons in a bid to expedite the transfer of Nigerian prisoners from Britain. The 112-bed wing at…
- 12 Oct 2019
Stocks, Currencies Gain as Investor Optimism Grows over US-China Trade Deal
By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM, Most Asian stocks and currencies are gaining as investors grow increasingly hopeful that the US and China can reach a trade deal on Friday. There’s a clear risk-on…
- 23 Oct 2019
Will the Central Bank of Nigeria Cut Interest Rates in November?
By Lukman Otunuga, senior research analyst at FXTM, Rising inflationary pressures in Nigeria will certainly complicate the Central Bank of Nigeria’s efforts to cut interest rates to stimulate growth.…
- 30 Nov 2019
Nigeria Foreign Reserves Fall in November; Markets on Standby
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, The Naira may struggle to maintain stability against the Dollar after Nigeria’s foreign exchange reserves decreased to $39.83 billion in November…