MARKET NEWS
China's central bank sets up new financial stability committee - REUTERS
BEIJING, Aug 1 (Reuters) - China's central bank has set up a macroprudential and financial stability committee to help defuse financial risks, it said on Friday, pledging to maintain accommodative policy.
In its mid-year work summary, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it will focus on preventing and resolving key financial risks, supporting local government financing platforms in debt resolution, and managing risks in key regions and institutions in an orderly way.
MARKET NEWS
August 30
Africa has a plan to be food secure by 2035 – now it is time to finance it - CNBC
August 30
Iran: Europeans prepare sanctions as currency falls - AP
August 30
Iran’s Currency Slides After Europe Moves to Reimpose Sanctions - BLOOMBERG
August 30
Domestic Air Travellers Lament over Prohibitive Cost of Flight Ticket - THISDAY
August 30
Mauritius PM sacks senior central bank official, local media report - REUTERS
August 30
Egusi soup in space? Nigerian seeds launch into orbit - REUTERS
August 30
Ghana’s cedi and Zambia’s kwacha seen under pressure - REUTERS
August 30
Kenya’s inflation rises in August, driven by food, transport prices - REUTERS
August 30
Nigeria’s Dangote and Ethiopia to build $2.5 billion fertiliser plant - REUTERS
August 30
FG eyes 21% GDP boost with e-governance bill - PUNCH
August 30
In whirlwind tour, Qatari royal commits $70bn to southern Africa - AFP
August 30
British bank shares slide on fears of new tax - REUTERS
August 30
Oil prices fall with expected low demand, upcoming supply boost - REUTERS
August 30
Sterling rises against weakening dollar as traders focus on Fed/Trump - REUTERS
August 30
German inflation rises more than expected in August - REUTERS
August 30
Naira Firms to N1,531 as CBN Injects $50m, Analysts Warn of Fragile Relief - THE DAILY TIMES
August 30
What you need to know about CBN’s directive on geotagging for PoS - BUSINESSDAY
August 30
UK bank shares tumble after call for windfall tax on lenders in budget - THE GUARDIAN UK
August 30
Experts urge accountability as FAAC allocations hit N2trn in July - DAILY TRUST
August 30
Naira continues appreciation against dollar across official, black markets - DAILY POST
August 30
Naira rises to N1,545/$ as gap between parallel, official rates narrows - THE GUARDIAN
August 30
Naira records marginal gain in August as reserves rise by N1.7bn - BUSINESSDAY
August 29
Dollar headed for monthly drop on rate cut wagers - REUTERS
August 29
Sterling on course for monthly rise against dollar but fiscal risks linger - REUTERS
August 29
Sterling rises against weakening dollar as traders focus on Fed/Trump
August 29
Dollar set for monthly drop on growing US rate cut wagers - REUTERS
August 29
China Nudges Yuan to Strengthen as Economic Optimism Grows - BLOOMBERG
August 29
Pound dips as dollar strengthens with investors eyeing US inflation data - YAHOO FINANCE
August 29
NZ central bank chair Quigley resigns on fallout from governor's sudden exit - REUTERS
August 29
UK should tax banks on reserves held at BoE, think-tank says - REUTERS