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Cadbury Nigeria Shrinks Amid 81% Drop in Equity Capital Cadbury Nigeria Plc got a valuation haircut after it lost about 9% due to selloffs. Unimpressed investors dumped the company shares after a steep earnings loss in nine months of the financial year 2023. According to the company’s unaudited result for nine months of the financial year 2023, total equity shrunk by 81% after it posted more than N20 billion unrealised foreign exchange loss. The consumer goods producer is confronted with challenges from sizeable foreign currency-denominated liabilities and pressures from Nigeria’s operation amidst rivalry with competitors.  On Friday, the stock market…

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Rising demand for the US dollar has kept the naira in a cage for the most part of the year. Amidst gory predictions, Nigeria’s local currency, the naira roared deep at the official market after losing 14% due to increased demand for the US dollar on Thursday.

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