Economy & Politics
Official: SEC Approved List Of 32 Stocks That You Can Buy With Margin Loans
By the way this list excludes Banks. I hope to review modalities for this loans once I get details. However, I do not like margin loans because of the systemic risk in can cause despite its obvious good intentions. It has its advantages but to creating a debt driven bridge between demand and supply is not always the solution to sustaining market lulls. Here is the story including the list I culled from Thisday
In move to forestall a recurrence of the 2008 stock market downturn, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Thursday unveiled 32 securities that can be used as collateral for margin loans.
Realising that unsupervised use of margins to fund investment in listed equities contributed to the share price crash in 2008, the SEC and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced a set of rules to regulate margin lending going forward.
Unveiling the list of securities that can be used for margin loan facilities, SEC said the list is not an investment recommendation but rather a guide to those who wish to engage in margin activities.
The approved 32 securities include: Ashaka Cement Plc, Cadbury Nigeria Plc, Conoil Nigeria Plc, Custodian and Allied Insurance Plc, Dangote Cement Plc, Dangote Flour Mills Plc, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Fidson Healthcare Plc, Flour Mills Nigeria Plc, Glaxo Smithkline Consumer Plc, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Honeywell Flour Mill Plc, International Breweries Plc, Julius Berger Plc.
Others are: Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc, Livestock Feeds Plc, Mansard Insurance Plc; Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, National Salt Company Nigeria Plc, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Nigerian Aviation Handling Plc; Nigerian Breweries Plc, Oando Plc, Okomu Oil Palm Plc, P Z Cussons Nigeria Plc, Presco Plc, Seven-up Bottling Company Plc, Total Nigeria Plc, Trans National Corporation Plc, UACN Property Development Plc, Unilever Nigeria Plc, and UAC of Nigeria Plc
SEC Names 32 Securities for Margin Loans
Economy & Politics
WTO: US opposing consensus to declare Okonjo-Iweala as DG – Foreign Affairs Ministry
The Ministry announced Okonjo-Iweala has secured the support of the majority of the member nations but is being opposed by the US.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement that Nigeria’s candidate for Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has secured the support of the majority of the member-nations – but is yet to be declared and returned as the winner, as the United States is opposing the consensus.
This was announced in a statement by the Ministry on Thursday evening to inform the nation that the third and final round of the selection process of the WTO DG position was formally announced on Wednesday 28th October 2020.
READ: This is what Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is up against
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja __________________________________
PRESS RELEASE pic.twitter.com/K557KyJQzO— Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria 🇳🇬 (@NigeriaMFA) October 29, 2020
What you should know
Nairametrics reported this week that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is close to being appointed as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
A group of ambassadors also known as “troika” had proposed Okonjo-Iweala to lead the WTO giving her a clear path to becoming the first woman to head the WTO since it started 25 years ago. The three ambassadors are thought to wield significant powers in determining what is a very “intricate and opaque” process.
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The U.S President, Donald Trump blocked the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the WTO’s next DG on Wednesday, citing support for South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee.
Dr. Okonjo-Iweala stated that she is positive despite hiccups in her bid to emerge as the next DG of the organization. She said, “Happy for the success & continued progress of our WTO DG bid. Very humbled to be declared the candidate with the largest, broadest support among members and most likely to attract consensus. We move on to the next step on Nov 9, despite hiccups. We’re keeping the positivity going.”
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in its statement that, “Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has secured the support of the majority of the member countries, but is yet to be declared and returned the winner. This is because apart from winning the election, all 164 Member States of WTO were expected to adopt the winner by consensus. In accordance with the rile of the procedure of the WTO.”
It is important to highlight that Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has secured cross-regional backing with only the United States opposing the consensus.
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The Ministry added that a meeting would be held by the General Council of the WTO on the 9th of November 2020 to declare a final decision on the election process.
Economy & Politics
WTO: Okonjo-Iweala says she is positive despite hiccups
Okonjo-Iweala has announced her excitement about being declared candidate with the largest and broadest support among members.
In an optimistic outlook, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has declared that she is positive despite hiccups in her bid to emerge the next Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO).
As the candidate with the largest, and broadest support among members of WTO and most likely to attract consensus, she is optimistic that success is hers.
This was revealed by the former coordinating minister of the Economy herself, through her verified Twitter page.
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Happy for the success & continued progress of our @wto DG bid. Very humbled to be declared the candidate with the largest, broadest support among members & most likely to attract consensus. We move on to the next step on Nov 9, despite hiccups. We're keeping the positivity going!
— Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala) October 29, 2020
Backstory: Recall that Nairametrics had earlier reported that Okonjo Iweala is close to being appointed as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
This is after a rigorous selection process that has seen the former minister of Finance scale through a lot of hurdles, making it to the top two.
READ: Why Okonjo-Iweala should win the WTO DG role – Prof. Moghalu
What you should know: According to a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the third and final round of the selection process of the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was concluded on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 and the result was announced on Wednesday, 28th October 2020.
Dr. Okonjo-Iweala secured the support of the majority of the member-countries but is yet to be declared and returned the winner.
This is because apart from winning the election, all 164 member-states of WTO were expected to adopt the winner by consensus, in accordance with the rule of procedure of the WTO.
It is important to highlight that Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has secured cross-regional backing with only the United States opposing the consensus.
(READ MORE: WTO accepts nomination of Okonjo-Iweala as DG despite opposition from Egypt)
A meeting of the General Council of the WTO has been scheduled for 9th November, 2020 for the final decision on the election process.
What they are saying: Expressing her optimism in winning the race, Dr. Okono-Iweala said: “Happy for the success & continued progress of our @wto DG bid. Very humbled to be declared the candidate with the largest, broadest support among members & most likely to attract consensus. We move on to the next step on Nov 9, despite hiccups. We’re keeping the positivity going.”
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Economy & Politics
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala close to being announced as new DG of WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is expected to be announced as the new DG of the World Trade Organisation.
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, is close to being appointed as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
READ: Okonjo-Iweala gets Organised private sector’s endorsement for WTO job
According to Reuters, a group of ambassadors also known as “troika” has proposed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the WTO giving her a clear path to becoming the first woman to head the WTO since it started 25 years ago. The three ambassadors are thought to wield significant powers in determining what is a very “intricate and opaque” process.
READ: Buhari assures Okonjo-Iweala that the country will push until she emerges WTO DG
Most Nigerian Media houses have already announced NOI as the winner of the process even though this is yet to be made official by the WTO.
The winner for the role of DG of WTO is expected to be announced formally by the WTO later today.
However, there appears to be a new twist, in the expected announcement of her emergence as the new Director-General of the WTO.
The United States through its representative at the WTO has insisted that the South Korean candidate is still in contention and that Washington will not recognize Okonjo-Iweala as the consensus candidate for appointment as Director-General.
As a result, the General Counsel of WTO, postponed the announcement of a new Director-General until November 9, after the US presidential election, after further consultations would have been made.
The announcement of Okonjo-Iweala, who is reported to have gotten the support of a vast majority of members states, including the EU, Japan and China, as the new boss of the World Trade Organization, would have been a huge boost for Africa
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stockbull
June 16, 2013 at 10:51 pm
a strategy to boost the market and achieve the 2016 market cap goal. Thank God the banks are not enlisted.i know what it may cause.
Admin
June 17, 2013 at 10:48 am
As in, Thank God oh. This is just a recipe for disaster. Why not encourage companies like MTN, Globacom and even NNPC to list