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: A. O. IYERE Motors & Co, ABRO Industries, Access Bank Plc, afribank, Amakpe International Refineries Nigeria, American Plastics Technologies, ASI Corp of Fremont, Balog Technologies, baltimore, Baltimore Dredges, Bluefield Associates of Ontario, California, Capital Trailer & Equipment Co, Chevron Nigeria Ltd, CITEX Holdings Ltd, Citibank, Citigroup Global Projects, Coastal Equipment Sales Ltd, Connecticut, Coshcharis Motors Limited, diamond bank plc, Diebold Global Finance Corporation, Diplomat Investment Products, Drillog Petro Dynamics Ltd, DWD International Ltd, Dynamic Energy and Marine, everyday supermarket ltd, ex-im bank, Fidelity Bank, First City Monument Bank Plc, First National Bank of Omaha, Fisher Scientific Company of Suwanee, Flour Mills of Nigeria, Global Truck and Equipment Information, GZ Industries, H S Petroleum, Halliburton Energy Services, Honey Wells Flour Mills Ltd, House of Cheatham, House Of Cheatham of Stone Mountain, HSBC Bank of London, Impex of Doral, Inc, Indiana, intercontinental bank plc, Jacksonville, Japaul Oil & Maritime Services, Karlflex Fisheries of Nigeria, Kuddy Cosmetic International, LLC, los angeles, lson Inspection Services Inc, M&T Bank, Massachusetts, Max Group Corp., Medium-term Loan Guarantee, Megalectrics ltd, Mr. Vic, Multi-buyer Small Business Policy, nigerian businesses, Nitra Group of Aventura, Oceanic Bank, offshore financing, Pasadena, Pioneer Equipment Company, Roadmarks, Robert & Pat Engineering of Newtown, rzb finance llc, Sonic Global Resources Ltd, Sovereign Bank of Boston, Specialty Drilling Fluids Ltd., Stone Mountain, Strength of Nature LLC, Tagbo Technologies Ltd, texas, The ATM Consortium Ltd, Unikem Industries Ltd, Union Bank of Nigeria, United States, UPS Capital Business Credit, UPS Capital of Windsor, vanguard media ltd, Ventech Engineers Inc., webleader international inc., Xechem Pharmaceutical Nigeria Limited, Zenith Bank | 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 [...]
Filed under: BusinessNEWS | Tagged: investors, United States, companies, mckinsey, special feature, financial crises, real economy, optimism, david cogman, richard dobbs, economy's financial system, current upheaval, 20th century, us financial institutions, bank of england, european union, misguided policy response, japan during the 1990s, us gdp, great depressions, industry environment, high levels of bank leverage, progressive deleveraging of the economy, protracted economic downturn, 9 000 financial institutions, bankruptcy, government assitance, massive deflation, company standpoint, consumer and corporate confidence, s&l crisis, pre-crisis trend time, us conomy, asian financial crisis, indonesia, malaysia, philippines, south korea, thailand, local currency terms, us dollar terms, us unemployment, recession, equity, banking crisis, asian financia crisis, price-to-earnings, p/e, real estate market bubble, house price index, office of federal housing oversight, us residential property, mortgage debt financed, harvard's joint center for housing studies, commercial mortgages, case-shiller housing index, housing and mortgage markets, what does the future hold?, local banking system, international monetary fund, imf, finance working capital, federal controls, financial economy, debt-service ratio, us farm debt, cross border mobility, corporate investment fell, bureau of economic analysis data, federal deposit insurance corporation, fdic, us banks, non residential, nonfinancial economy, what should companies do?, economic stimulus, overprepare, capital expenditures, blind executives | 1 Comment »
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. [...]
Filed under: Strategic Management | Tagged: nigeria, capital market, stock market, insurance sector, finance sector, United States, ibtc, japan, toyota, insurance companies, u.s., nigerian companies, herd mentality, philip kotler, marketing management, long-term strategy, industry, objectives, goodyear tire and rubber co., uniroyal and armstrong rubber co., dear country, telecom providers, entertainment sector, education sector, social projects, economic strata, begging for money, deposit money, harrasing people | 5 Comments »
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, [...]
Filed under: BusinessNEWS | Tagged: oil and gas, sterling bank, abuja, United States, edo state, construction, nigerian banks, financial institutions, financialbridge, patrick fournie, senior advisor, modular refineries, federal palace hotel, pharmaceutical project, aluminium, onna, akwa ibom, amusement park, isheri, ogun state, oyebiyi, oyo state, 5-star, luxury hotel, nigerian entrepreneurs, barrels per day, kolo creek, yenagoa, bayelsa state, offshore funding, mou, memorandum of understanding, u.s., export-import bank, overseas private investment corporation, opic, export finance banks, credit insurance companies, direct loans, london interbank offered rate, libor, downstream sector, energy, voip telephone, communications, soild mineral, medical, tourism, agro-business, aviation, manufacturing and assembly, amakpe refinery, exxon/mobil qit, ups capital/ex-im bank loan, ventech, equity contribution, mr. o.a. adeleke, d.m.e. eradiri, oyedele sangobowale, hussaini basaka, sterling capital market, issuing house, engagement fee, market research, due diligence, eidi, energy industry development initiative, tom obaseki | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: nigeria, access, USA, Nigerian stock market, presidency, FirstBank, obama, good president, global financial market, management, UAC, manufacturing, crashing prices, sector, property, financial players, height of the economy, military inspired, economic structural adjustment programme, international monetary funds, turbulence, national banking sector, peak price, finance sector, barrack obama, american political scene, USA presidential election, United States, John McCain, Clintons, Arizona, Halloween, miraculous | 3 Comments »
