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Ghana Teams Up With UN-Backed Alliance In Move Towards Cashless Economy // Ghana Fait Equipe Avec Alliance Soutenue Par L’ONU Dans L’évolution Vers Une Economie Sans Argent

Jide AdesinaDecember 2, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 2, 20140369

The Government of Ghana today took steps towards enhancing fiscal transparency and promoting the financial inclusion of its citizens by committing to a United Nations-backed...

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Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke CON, Minister of Petroleum Resources of Nigeria ,Elected OPEC President for One Year // Mme Diezani Alison-Kévin CON, Ministre Des Ressources Pétrolières Du Nigeria, Elu Président De L’OPEP Pour Un An

Jide AdesinaNovember 28, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 28, 20140311

The 166th Meeting of the Conference of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was held in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday, 27th November 2014...

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Nigeria Lifts Rate First Time in 3 Years, Devalues Naira // Nigeria Ascenseurs Tarif Première Fois En 3 Ans, Dévalue Naira

Jide AdesinaNovember 26, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 26, 20140303

Nigeria’s lifting of its interest rate for the first time in three years, and simultaneouscurrency devaluation, may stave off more drastic action in the three...

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Morocco King To Visit China For Better Ties // Roi Du Maroc Pour Une Visite En Chine Pour Les Traverses De Mieux

Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 25, 20140373

King Mohammed VI of Morocco will pay an official visit to the China on November 27 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the...

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BHP Targets Further Spending Cuts As Iron Ore, Oil Prices Tumble // BHP Cibles De Réductions De Dépenses Supplémentaires Dans Le Minerai De Fer, Les Prix Du Pétrole Tumble

Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 24, 20140316

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, plans to take a scalpel to capital spending and costs to bolster cashflows as iron ore and...

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Auroch Minerals Looks To Improve Gold Recoveries At Project In Mozambique // Auroch Minéraux Semble Améliorer Or Recouvrements Au Projet Au Mozambique

Jide AdesinaNovember 19, 2014November 19, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 19, 2014November 19, 20140320

Auroch Minerals (ASX:AOU) has progressed a metallurgical test program on the Fair Bride sulphide orebody at its Manica project in Mozambique that achieved primary...

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Dangote Says Nigeria Lagos Refinery To Start By Mid-2018 // Dangote Dit Raffinerie Lagos Nigéria d’abord mi-2018

Jide AdesinaNovember 18, 2014November 18, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 18, 2014November 18, 20140318

Dangote Group, controlled by Africa’s richest man, expects an oil refinery it is building in...

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IMF Projects Niger Economic Growth To rebound to 6.5 percent in 2014 // Niger Projets FMI Croissance Economique Pour Rebondir A 6,5% En 2014

Jide AdesinaNovember 10, 2014November 10, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 10, 2014November 10, 20140352

“Niger’s overall macroeconomic performance has been generally satisfactory. Economic growth slowed to 4.1 percent in 2013 largely due to the adverse climatic conditions on agricultural...

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Guinea-Bissau On Rapid Credit Facility From IMF , US$5.4Million Approved // Guinée-Bissau Sur Installation Rapide Du Crédit Du FMI, 4millions De Dollars Approuvé

Jide AdesinaNovember 5, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 5, 20140343

IMF Executive Board Approves US$5.4 million Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility for Guinea-Bissau The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today...

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Nigeria Oil Workers Unions Threaten Strike Action Over Victimization Of Leaders // Nigeria Huile Syndicats Menacent De Grève Sur La Victimisation Des Dirigeants

Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 2014

by Jide AdesinaNovember 3, 20140325

Oil workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association...

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South Sudan Famine Temporarily Averted, But Risks Remain – U.N.

Jide AdesinaOctober 31, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 31, 20140297

By Drazen Jorgic Aid and some small harvests have helped stave off a feared famine in South Sudan, but any more fighting there could...

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IMF Praises Uganda’s PFM Reforms // IMF Fait L’éloge Des Réformes De L’Ouganda PFM

Jide AdesinaOctober 29, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 29, 20140336

Recent improvements in public financial management in Uganda are expected to boost revenue collection and the quality of government investments in projects, the International Monetary...

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THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON BANKING GLOBALIZATION //L’IMPACT DE LA CRISE FINANCIÈRE MONDIALE SUR LA MONDIALISATION DES SERVICES BANCAIRES

Jide AdesinaOctober 28, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 28, 20140327

Global banking in resent years have gone down a little bit while cross-border bank lending has fallen sharply since the crisis, extending our bank ownership...

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West Africa Might Experience Food crisis ; UN envoy // Crise De L’Afrique De L’Ouest Pourraient Expérience Alimentaire ; Envoyé De L’ONU

Jide AdesinaOctober 27, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 27, 20140313

Kanayo F. Nwanze has served at the helm of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a UN specialized agency, for over five years. A...

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IMF : Regional Economic Outlook, On Sub-Saharan Africa // FMI: Perspectives Economiques Régionales, Sur L’Afrique Sub-Saharienne

Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 25, 20140311

Ms. Antoinette Monsio Sayeh, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) African Department, visited Zimbabwe to meet with the Zimbabwean authorities and other stakeholders...

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Ebola, Insecurity Might hamper Economic Growth in Africa-IMF // Ebola, L’insécurité Pourrait Entraver La Croissance Economique En Afrique-IMF

Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 20, 20140323

Africa’s economy will probably expand this year at the same rate as previously amid the outbreak of the Ebola virus in four west-African nations, and...

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GHANA SAYS CLOSE TO DEAL WITH IMF ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME // GHANA DIT PROCHE DE TRAITER AVEC FMI SUR LE PROGRAMME D’AIDE FINANCIÈR

Jide AdesinaOctober 18, 2014October 19, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 18, 2014October 19, 20140323

Ghana is close to an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a fiscal assistance programme. Ghana’s president says he wants an IMF programme...

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IMF Panel Debates Global Economy And How Infrastructure Investment Can Spur Growth, Create Jobs … // FMI Débats Panneau Economie Mondiale et Investissements Dans Les Infrastructures Peuvent Stimuler La Croissance, Créer Des Emplois

Jide AdesinaOctober 16, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 16, 20140271

.Global economy stuck in low growth, high unemployment rut .Public infrastructure investment could lift growth .Reducing inequality, sparking job-rich growth are key priorities Public infrastructure...

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BURUNDI, ERITREA, EAST TIMOR TOP GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX // BURUNDI, l’Erythrée, TIMOR ORIENTAL TOP MONDIAL LA FAIM INDEX

Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 14, 20140282

Sixteen countries have alarming levels of hunger, with Burundi the worst affected, according to an annual index released on Monday. Sixteen countries have alarming...

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World Finance Chiefs Outline Steps to Spur Growth, Boost Jobs // Chefs World Finance __gVirt_NP_NNS_NNPS<__ étapes Succinctes Pour Stimuler La Croissance, Stimuler L'emploi

Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 2014

by Jide AdesinaOctober 13, 20140285

.Global recovery continues but it is fragile and uneven .Finance chiefs voice support for Ebola-hit countries .Support for extension of zero interest rate loans...

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