Ecobank Transnational Inc. said its first quarter profits for 2014 surged 18 percent on effective cost cuts according to a statement posted on the website of the Nigeria Stock Exchange.
For the first three months of the year, pretax profits spiked by18 percent to N19.26 billion from N15.70 billion
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BALA AUGIE
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