By Chinwendu Obienyi
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has said it will collaborate with Bloomberg in a roundtable discussion in order address topical issues, alignment of the economic recovery plan and road map to insulate the Nigerian economy from the shocks that come with it.
In a statement made available to newsmen recently in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Oscar Onyema, said that the Nigerian economy had begun to manifest its potential in rebounding out of recession, it will partner with Bloomberg to provide solutions, adding that dialogues centered around innovation and diversification of the economy ought to be sustained.
“As the Nigerian economy begins to manifest its potential to rebound out of recession, it is important to sustain important dialogue around innovation and diversification of our economy and our collaboration was envisioned to engender dialogues that will provide practical solutions for the private and public sectors in Nigeria”, he said.
Head, Market structure strategy, Africa and the Middle East, Bloomberg, Selloua Chakri, said Bloomberg was delighted to collaborate with the NSE again to convene business leaders and promised that the forum will focus on how to economic challenges can be tackled and support opportunities.
“We are delighted to partner with the NSE again to convene a prestigious group of business leaders for what will be a fascinating and informative discussion. Bloomberg is working closer than ever with key financial institutions and stakeholders in Nigeria and across the continent to not only bring more transparency to capital markets, but help tackle economic challenges and support opportunities”, Chakri said.
According to the statement, this year’s NSE Bloomberg CEO Roundtable is themed “Innovating out of Nigeria’s Recession: Exploring New Paradigms for Nigeria’s economic growth and it will address topical issue of resource dependency and alignment of the economic recovery plan and roadmap to insulate the Nigerian economy from shocks that come with it.