Posted on February 2, 2009 by Fortune&Class
Ex-Im Bank offers a range of financing solutions for Nigerian buyers as part of the US Government programme to expand trade between the United States and sub-Saharan African countries. These programmes offer Nigerian businesses increased access to working capital, while protecting their United States’ suppliers against commercial and political risk, and the ability to offer [...]
Filed under: BusinessNEWS, Special Report | Tagged: Fidelity Bank, Oceanic Bank, Zenith Bank, United States, los angeles, baltimore, diamond bank plc, intercontinental bank plc, afribank, offshore financing, nigerian businesses, ex-im bank, rzb finance llc, vanguard media ltd, webleader international inc., Impex of Doral, everyday supermarket ltd, Sovereign Bank of Boston, Massachusetts, First City Monument Bank Plc, Balog Technologies, Max Group Corp., ASI Corp of Fremont, California, DWD International Ltd, Baltimore Dredges, Dynamic Energy and Marine, House of Cheatham, Stone Mountain, CITEX Holdings Ltd, Sonic Global Resources Ltd, ABRO Industries, Inc, Coshcharis Motors Limited, Kuddy Cosmetic International, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Honey Wells Flour Mills Ltd, Unikem Industries Ltd, Bluefield Associates of Ontario, Diplomat Investment Products, Robert & Pat Engineering of Newtown, Coastal Equipment Sales Ltd, Pioneer Equipment Company, Tagbo Technologies Ltd, M&T Bank, Specialty Drilling Fluids Ltd., Access Bank Plc, texas, Diebold Global Finance Corporation, The ATM Consortium Ltd, Indiana, Drillog Petro Dynamics Ltd, HSBC Bank of London, Halliburton Energy Services, Multi-buyer Small Business Policy, House Of Cheatham of Stone Mountain, Citigroup Global Projects, Citibank, H S Petroleum, LLC, Xechem Pharmaceutical Nigeria Limited, American Plastics Technologies, Fisher Scientific Company of Suwanee, Nitra Group of Aventura, UPS Capital Business Credit, A. O. IYERE Motors & Co, Capital Trailer & Equipment Co, Union Bank of Nigeria, UPS Capital of Windsor, Connecticut, Amakpe International Refineries Nigeria, Ventech Engineers Inc., Pasadena, lson Inspection Services Inc, Chevron Nigeria Ltd, Strength of Nature LLC, Medium-term Loan Guarantee, Karlflex Fisheries of Nigeria, Mr. Vic, First National Bank of Omaha, Roadmarks, Global Truck and Equipment Information, Jacksonville, Japaul Oil & Maritime Services, Megalectrics ltd, GZ Industries | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 17, 2008 by Fortune&Class
Financial crises, past and present
Past financial crises had very different effects on the real economy. Although the lessons of the past don’t give much cause for optimism, they do provide hints on how companies should prepare this time around.
By David Cogman & Richard Dobbs
Financial crises occur with surprising frequency—in every decade in the [...]
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Posted on November 30, 2008 by Fortune&Class
Philip Kotler, in his book, Marketing Management, posited that “all companies must look beyond their present situation and develop a long-term strategy to meet changing conditions in their industry. They must develop a game plan for achieving their long-run objectives.” He further opined that there is no one strategy that is optimal for all companies. [...]
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Posted on November 29, 2008 by Fortune&Class
When Patrick Fournie, Senior Advisor with FinancialBridge, Inc. made his presentation on the “Private Ownership of Modular Refineries in Nigeria: The New Trend in Building Petroleum Refining Capacity: The Financialbridge Experience” at a seminar organized by the Energy Industry Development Initiative at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State, this past Tuesday, 11 November, [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2008 by Fortune&Class
It is no longer news that humanity is today basking in the Obama Phenomenon which from all indications is set to alter the socio-political equations both in the United States and the world over. Obamas’ emergence as the 44th president of the world’s sole super power is a thing that was unthinkable just some [...]
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Posted on November 2, 2008 by Fortune&Class
Away from our beleaguered stock market and the yet roiling global financial markets. At least, a little bit of sanity is returning to the Nigerian stock market though not by way of positive market activities, thankfully, the management of the Nigerian Stock Market has finally discerned the wisdom that informs free market activities by removing [...]
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