News for the African continent On 28 July 2010, the ASI managed a 26.17pts appreciation to close higher at 25,889.98 while the market capitalization gained USD 0.04bn to close at US... http://www.securitiesafrica.com/News/viewArticle.php?StoryID=2739 Nigeriaquotes Access Bank expects a pre-tax profit of NGN 3.05bn (USD 20.3m) in Q3 of 2010, it said on 28 July 2010. The company forecast gross earni... http://www.securitiesafrica.com/News/viewArticle.php?StoryID=2740 Nigeriaquotes Ecobank said on 28 July 2010 its H1 pre-tax profit fell 62% to NGN 2.38bn (USD 16m) from NGN 6.25bn a year earlier. Gross earnings decl... http://www.securitiesafrica.com/News/viewArticle.php?StoryID=2741 Nigeriaquotes Sterling Bank said on 28 July 2010 it swung to a NGN 3.94bn (USD 26m) pre-tax profit in H1 of the year compared to a NGN 7.04bn pre-tax... http://www.securitiesafrica.com/News/viewArticle.php?StoryID=2742 Fuel retailer Total Nigeria said on 28 July 2010 its H1 10 pre-tax profit jumped to NGN 4.79bn (USD 32m) from NGN 2.77bn in 2009. Turnover at Total, a... http://www.securitiesafrica.com/News/viewArticle.php?StoryID=2743 French oil company Total said on 28 July 2010 that Nigerian Amenam crude oil production has been reduced slightly due to a technical issue. Amenam cru... http://www.securitiesafrica.com/News/viewArticle.php?StoryID=2744 Nigeriaquotes economy grew by 7.68% in Q2 of 2010, the central bank governor said on 28 July 2010 up from 6.68% in Q1 of 2010. quoteThe economy has ... http://www.securitiesafrica.com/News/viewArticle.php?StoryID=2745 Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria Shareef Nageeb has said that the volume of trade between Nigeria and Egypt in 2009 was more than USD 116m. He made the ... http://www.securitiesafrica.com/News/viewArticle.php?StoryID=2746 The Chairman of AshakaCem Plc Brig. Emmanuel E. Ikwue has declared that the company made NGN 2.4bn profit before tax and a turnover of NGN 17.2bn in t... http://www.securitiesafrica.com/News/viewArticle.php?StoryID=2747