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Turkey Outlook Cut by S&P Citing ‘Hard Landing’ Risk

Turkey’s credit rating outlook was cut to negative from stable by Standard & Poor’s, which said there’s a growing risk of a “hard economic landing” as reserves decline and policy makers spar over interest rates. The move by S&P, the only one of the three main credit rating companies that […]

Okonjo-Iweala: Lawmakers’ Assertions on 2014 Budget Faulty

Says borrowing declining, high recurrent expenditure historical The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said the barrage of allegations and assertions against her on the 2014 budget by National Assembly members are not based on facts, stressing that the allegations made by the […]

Jonathan Appoints New Special Advisers & Chief Executives For NTA, FRCN, NAN AND SURE-P

President Jonathan, Thursday, appointed two new special advisers and five chief executives of four different government agencies. A statement issued by Reuben Abati said, “in furtherance of efforts to continually strengthen his administration on all fronts, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the following appointments to fill existing vacancies” According […]