
The Nigerian currency faced a renewed volatility, depreciating in the Nigerians Forein Exchange Market (NFEM) due to the shortage US dollars in the FX market.
The Nigerian currency faced a renewed volatility, depreciating in the Nigerians Forein Exchange Market (NFEM) due to the shortage US dollars in the FX market.
Asian markets rose on Monday, with Tokyo up nearly two percent after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's decision to resign pushed down the value of the yen. "As for the market reaction, this obviously introduces significant downside risks for the (Japanese yen) and for long-end" Japanese government bonds (JGBs), he added.
The European Central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady again this week with inflation under control and US tariff tensions easing, even as France's political crisis presents a new headache.
Almost all European carmakers are on track to meet EU emission targets after winning a reprieve this year as electric vehicles (EV) sales pick up, a study released Monday showed. "The two-year extension of the targets allowed carmakers to take the foot off the gas and will lead to two million fewer electric cars being sold between 2025 and 2027," it said.
The Nigerian government reportedly spent N8.93 trillion on debt servicing in the first nine months of this year amid low oil earnings and production drops.
Seoul said Sunday that negotiations with the United States to secure the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid have been "concluded" and they would soon be freed and flown home.
The Nigerian government, via the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has unveiled the Innovator Naija Challenge.
Pensioner Shizue Kato didn't fancy the new "Demon Slayer" anime blockbuster and instead watched "Kokuho", a rare live action cinema hit in Japan, where animation rules. But "Kokuho" is a hit in Japanese cinemas at least, the fastest domestic-made live action film to pass 10 billion yen since "Bayside" in 2003.
A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia's would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit silent. But despite a rush to build, the city was not inaugurated as Indonesia's new capital on August 17 last year as expected.
Uncertainty loomed over what Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance would decide on crude output in their meeting on Sunday, with analysts saying a production boost was also being considered.
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