Wednesday 9 December 2015

FRESH TROUBLE AS CRUDE OIL PRICES’ FALL CONTINUES

Oil-Price-Fall-Despite the Federal Government’s using a crude oil price benchmark of N38 for its 2016 proposed budget, an economic crisis looms. This is because by yesterday, the oil price continued to plummet, falling below $37 per barrel and international Brent crashing to below $40 for the first time since early 2009. The prices may fall further.

Lamenting the crash in oil price, Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) said the decline had far-reaching implications in its efforts to meet obligations

Read more @ The Guardian

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