Economy
AlikeAudience Recognised at the Marketech APAC 2024 Marketing Technology Awards
Omnichannel data audience company wins for Best Customer Data Platform, Best AI Marketing Solution, and Best Mobile Marketing Solution
SUNNYVALE, USA & HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 3 December 2024 – AlikeAudience, a company directly integrated with major demand side platforms and data marketplaces worldwide that provides premium omnichannel audience data to brands, has announced its victory in three categories at this year’s Marketech APAC Marketing Technology Awards.
The gala awards night, held in Singapore on November 28, awarded AlikeAudience for Best Customer Data Platform, Best AI Marketing Solution, and Best Mobile Marketing Solution.
“The AlikeAudience team is proud to be recognized by the Marketech APAC team, and the top panel of industry judges,” said AlikeAudience Managing Director Jeremy Lo. “We believe the AdTech industry, particularly in the key area of data utilization, will increasingly rely on AI-powered, privacy-compliant solutions. AlikeAudience is at the forefront of this advancement, providing platform and tech-agnostic solutions to meet industry needs.”
AlikeAudience offers bespoke demographic, interest, and app data, and has more than seven thousand audience segments in the US and APAC across the key sectors of FMCG, automotive, e-commerce, entertainment, travel, and hospitality.
The company assembles its audience data from a combination of location signals, app data, and demographic data and connects these data points with insights from market research to generate methodologies to deliver targetable segments for media activation.
Lo also said marketers in Asia must adapt their strategies for first, second, and third party data to effectively navigate diverse market dynamics and regulations.
“An innovative approach is essential to take advantage of technological advances,” Lo said. “With strong US coverage, AlikeAudience can apply global insights while localizing strategies to meet APAC advertisers’ data needs, helping future-proof their business.”
AlikeAudience was founded in Sunnyvale, California, in 2015, and operates in the US, Asia, and Australia.
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About AlikeAudience
AlikeAudience is a data science company focused on omnichannel data activation. We enable advertisers to seamlessly connect with their target audiences through AI-powered, future-proof data solutions. See more at www.alikeaudience.com
Economy
VAT Rises 14.2% to N1.78trn as CIT Slumps 28.2% to N1.77trn in Q3 2024
By Adedapo Adesanya
Value Added Tax (VAT) payments made in Nigeria rose by 14.2 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024 to N1.78 trillion from the N1.56 trillion recorded in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
VAT is a consumption tax levied on goods and services, usually at each stage of production or distribution where value is added. In Nigeria, VAT is currently at 7.5 per cent as amended in the Finance Act of 2019.
A breakdown showed that local payments recorded were N922.87 billion, Foreign VAT Payments were N448.85 billion, while import VAT contributed N410.62 billion in Q3 2024.
However, on a year-on-year basis, VAT collections in Q3 2024 increased by 88 per cent from Q3 2023
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, human health and social work activities recorded the highest growth rate with 250.4 per cent, followed by the activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use with 102.1 per cent.
On the other hand, water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities had the lowest growth rate with a negative 41.9 per cent drop, followed by activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies with 36.1 per cent.
In terms of sectoral contributions, the top three largest shares in Q3 2024 were manufacturing with 22.2 per cent; information and communication with 20.9 per cent; and mining & quarrying activities with 18.9 per cent.
Nevertheless, the NBS data showed that activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use recorded the least share with 0.01 per cent, followed by activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies with 0.01 per cent and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities with 0.03 per cent.
In a related development, Company Income Tax (CIT) for the quarter under review was reported at N1.77 trillion, indicating a slump of 28.2 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis from N2.47 trillion in Q2 2024. However, on a year-on-year basis, CIT collections in Q3 2024 increased by 1.37% from Q3 2023.
CIT refers to taxes imposed on the profit of companies domiciled in the country. It is charged on net profit after other expenses and deductions have been removed from the revenue.
Local payments received in Q3 were N920.91 billion, while Foreign CIT Payment contributed N852.29 billion in Q3 2024.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply recorded the highest growth rate with 47.5 per cent, followed by public administration and defence and compulsory social security with 19.3 per cent.
On the other hand, accommodation and food service activities had the lowest growth rate as it receded by 73.3 per cent, followed by financial and insurance activities with a 70.0 per cent slide.
In terms of sectoral contributions, the top three largest shares in Q3 2024 were manufacturing with 25.5 per cent, followed by mining and quarrying with 18.4 per cent; and information and communication with 15.1 per cent.
Nevertheless, the activities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use recorded the least share with 0.004 per cent, followed by water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities with 0.03 per cent and Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies with 0.08 per cent.
Economy
Nigerian Stocks Attract N87.749bn in One Week
By Dipo Olowookere
About N87.749 billion was staked on 3.893 billion Nigerian stocks last week executed in 43,868 deals, according to data obtained from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited.
Business Post reports that the trading value was higher than the preceding week as the bourse recorded a turnover of 3.194 billion shares valued at N54.850 billion completed in 45,112 deals.
The financial services industry led the activity chart with 2.709 billion equities worth N51.027 billion traded in 20,017 deals, contributing 69.58 per cent and 58.15 per cent to the total trading volume and value, respectively.
The consumer goods space recorded the sale of 403.658 million shares worth N3.844 billion in 4,239 deals, and the industrial goods sector traded 198.360 million stocks valued at N10.328 billion in 4,606 deals.
FBN Holdings, Wema Bank, and Fidelity Bank accounted for 1.625 billion shares worth N28.982 billion in 3,226 deals, contributing 41.74 per cent and 33.03 per cent to the total trading volume and value, respectively.
Last week, 51 equities appreciated versus 32 equities of the previous week, 30 shares depreciated versus 46 shares of the preceding week, and 72 stocks closed flat versus 75 stocks of the earlier week.
Golden Guinea Breweries gained 45.95 per cent to trade at N5.40, Sunu Assurances improved by 29.49 per cent to N5.05, Lafarge Africa rose by 27.59 per cent to N74.00, Secure Electronic Technology expanded by 27.27 per cent to 70 Kobo, and Cornerstone Insurance jumped by 25.00 per cent to N3.20.
Conversely, Learn Africa shed 11.75 per cent to N2.93, Aradel Holdings declined by 10.06 per cent to N465.00, eTranzact lost 10.00 per cent to sell for N6.75, Red Star Express also waned by 10.00 per cent to N4.41, and John Holt slumped by 9.98 per cent to N8.03.
On a week-on-week basis, the All-Share Index (ASI) and the market capitalisation appreciated by 0.72 per cent to 98,210.75 points and N59.534 trillion, respectively.
Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Main Board, growth and sovereign bond indices, which depreciated by 0.39 per cent, 0.15 per cent, and 0.06 per cent, respectively, while the ASeM index closed flat.
Economy
Unlisted Securities Market Weakens 0.06% in Week 49
By Adedapo Adesanya
The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange slid into negative territory after it closed lower on a week-on-week basis by 0.06 per cent in the 49th trading week of 2024.
As a result, the market capitalisation closed at N1.056 trillion after about N1 billion evaporated from the preceding week’s N1.057 trillion as the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) went down by 1.75 points to 3,014.91 basis points from the preceding week’s 3,016.66 basis points.
The market breadth index was flat as there were three price losers and three price gainers over the five trading days.
The losers were led by Impresit Bakolori Plc, which lost 10 per cent of its value to end at 45 Kobo per unit against the former value of 50 Kobo per unit, 11 Plc depreciated by 6.5 per cent to close at N215.00 per share versus N230.00 per share, and Afriland Properties Plc recorded a 4.5 per cent slide to end at N16.60 per unit, in contrast to the N17.39 per unit it closed in Week 48.
On the flip side, Okitipupa Plc appreciated by 10 per cent to close at N27.04 per share versus N24.58 per share, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc improved by 2.2 per cent to end at N40.36 per unit compared with the previous week’s N39.51 per unit, and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc declined by 2.1 per cent to finish at N23.49 per share versus the earlier week’s N23.00 per share.
In the week, there was a 2,845.3 per cent surge in the total value of trades to N187.7 million from N32.9 million, the volume of equities transacted increased by 14 per cent to 143.9 million units from 6.4 million units, and the number od deals went up by 5.1 per cent to 63 deals from 59 deals.
The most active stock by value last week was Purple Real Estate Plc with N118.4 million, followed by Impresit Bakolori Plc with N57.4 million, 11 Plc raked in N4.1 million, FrieslandCampina Wamco Nigeria Plc posted N3.3 million, and Air Liquide Plc recorded N1.8 million.
By volume, Impresit Bakolori Plc topped with 127.5 million units, followed by Purple Real Estate Plc with 15.9 million units, Air Liquide Plc exchanged 0.234 million units, Acorn Petroleum Plc transacted 0.205 million units, and Afriland Plc traded 0.099 million units.
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