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Lesotho Records 6% GDP in 2013/14-IMF

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)- Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of highland African kingdom of Lesotho has remained strong in 2013/1 at around 6 percent (6%) according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is coming on the heels of the IMF’s team led by David Dunn, who visited […]

Update on the Outlook for Global Financial Stability —José Viñals

“Transitions” are still looming large  The global financial system continues to face several major transitions along the road towards greater financial stability[1]. Over the past three months, key financial systems have moved further along the right path, but they have yet to arrive at their destinations. For example: The process […]

Nigerian authorities free opposition deputy leader on bail

Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) on Tuesday freed the deputy head of the main opposition coalition on bail, a day after he was detained over comments he is reported to have made warning of violence in next year’s presidential polls. Nasir el-Rufai was quoted in daily ThisDay last Thursday as […]