Nigeria investors cautious ahead of next week’s bonds PMA
02 February 2019 |
5:41 am
The Central Bank of Nigeria conducted OMO auctions every day this week. Olawale Hamed, Currency Trader at UBA joins CNBC Africa to review activities in Nigeria’s fixed income and forex market this week.
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