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Julius Alagbe is a senior financial journalist and Editor at MarketForces Africa with nearly two decades of experience in finance, accounting, and economics reporting.He is one of Nigeria's most prolific financial market reporters, covering capital markets, monetary policy, corporate earnings, banking, telecoms, and macroeconomic developments across Africa.Julius has built a strong footprint reporting on Nigeria's leading corporates and financial services sector, including coverage of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Central Bank of Nigeria monetary operations, MTN Nigeria, GTCO, and major investment banking transactions.He regularly monitors the CBN’s open market operations, interbank FX markets, and equity market movements, providing readers with real-time intelligence on Nigeria’s financial landscape.His reporting draws on direct access to institutional research from firms including Moody’s Ratings, CardinalStone Securities, Fitch, and other leading African investment houses.Julius brings analytical depth and editorial rigour to every story, making complex financial data accessible to professionals, investors, and policymakers across Africa.Julius Alagbe is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
With the ongoing equities rally, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation is more likely to cross ₦18 trillion in 2020.
Uncertainty mount over the Nigeria’s economic recovery as oil price dropped to $37.4 per barrel
Airtel Africa Plc reported impressive revenue performance dented strongly by increased finance cost
Remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa have been projected to decline by around 9 percent in 2020 to $44 billion, according to World Bank.
MTN Nigeria Plc has been rated strong buy for equities investors as telecommunication giant is set for capital raise in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Path to economic recovery may be slowed down as the performance of the Nigerian economic sector remains in the wood.
Nigerian Breweries Plc N20 billion commercial paper (CP) raise has been estimated to increase debt portion
Equity analysts at CSL Stockbrokers Limited have advised investors to sell Unilever Nigeria
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