Oxford Group partners ARM to promote Nigeria’s investment opportunities
By Michael Eboh
Oxford Business Group (OBG), the global publishing, research and consultancy firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with a Nigerian firm, Asset and Resource Management Company (ARM) Limited in a bid to highlight the numerous investment opportunities in Nigeria.
According to a statement by OBG, the partnership will see ARM work with OBG’s editorial and research team to compile the Capital Markets section of “The Report: Nigeria 2011.”
The company said that the forthcoming publication will provide comprehensive coverage of the country’s economic activity and investment opportunities, including in-depth analysis of the development of Equity Finance and Nigeria’s bid to build a Corporate Bond market.
OBG’s Country Director, Claudia Muro, said that she looked forward to collaborating with ARM Limited, adding that its valuable contribution would undoubtedly give the Group’s new report on Nigeria an edge.
She said, “Our 2010 report was widely recognised as breaking new ground with its incisive analysis of the reforms under way in Nigeria and the rapid expansion of its non-oil sector, particularly in financial services and telecoms.
“ARM Limited has an in-depth understanding of Nigeria’s rapidly-evolving financial services sector and hands-on experience of its Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework which is a key component in many of the country’s infrastructure projects.
“ I am delighted that the institution will be bringing its 15 years of expertise and experience to our highly-anticipated 2011 report.”
Speaking in the same vein, Wale Odutola, Managing Director, ARM Securities Limited, a stockbroking subsidiary of ARM Limited, said that he looked forward to pooling resources with OBG to chart the developments in Nigeria’s financial services sector.
He said, “Nigeria has maintained a rapid pace of reform, despite the global economic crisis, and pushed ahead with its efforts to offer investors an increasingly attractive business environment.
“With the financial services sector at the forefront of the country’s economic expansion, the timing of our partnership with Oxford Business Group could not be better.
I look forward to working closely with the publishing firm, which is known to be an authority on emerging markets, and playing a key role in ensuring that “The Report: Nigeria 2011,” offers investors worldwide the business intelligence they need to make their decisions.” The statement explained that ARM Limited is one of Nigeria’s leading financial services institutions, specialising in investment management, service delivery and asset management expertise.
