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Dangote Refinery is set to debut its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nigerian Exchange, Lagos-based investment firm Cowry Asset Management hinted today.
The short-term benchmark rates were steady in the money market, as liquidity conditions in the financial system remained surplus following a series of open-market operations.
Venezuela has launched a broad restructuring of its foreign debt, including obligations tied to state oil company PDVSA, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on Wednesday.
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The National Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan (UzNIF) has successfully completed its initial public offer (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange and Tashkent Stock Exchange, the first ever global equity offering from Uzbekistan.
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OPEC Oil Output Tumbles 1.7 mbpd in April Crude oil production by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell by around 1.7 million barrels per day (mbpd) in April 2026 compared with March. In April, OPEC’s total output stood at about 18.98 million bpd, according to the group’s latest Monthly Oil Market Report on Wednesday. The steepest production declines were recorded in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran. Saudi Arabia’s crude output dropped by roughly 958,000 bpd to about 6.77 million bpd, while Kuwait’s production fell by about 561,000 bpd to 600,000 bpd. Output in Iraq declined by…
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