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Nigeria’s dollar sales seen opening illegal trade loophole

Bloomberg Nigeria’s central bank’s decision to resume the supply of dollars to money changers is raising the risk unscrupulous traders will profit from the country’s multiple exchange rates, according to Rand Merchant Bank. The regulator said that it will sell dollars from September 7 to foreign-exchange agents for the first time since March, when the country closed its air borders ...

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Middle East stock markets head for best month since April 2020

Bloomberg Most Middle Eastern equity markets advanced on Sunday, with major gauges heading for the best monthly performance since April amid growing optimism regarding a coronavirus vaccine and higher oil prices. The main indexes in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia were all headed to the best monthly advance in four months, with Dubai’s DFM General Index leading the increase ...

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China’s bonds may see further pressure on funding pains

Bloomberg Concern about tighter liquidity in China is reverberating through the nation’s financial markets. Government bonds are heading for a fourth month of declines, a rally in stocks has been slowed, while the yuan has strengthened to its highest level since January. The yield on China’s sovereign bonds due in a decade climbed 10 basis points this month to 3.08%, ...

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