The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday presented the 2014 budget estimates of N4.642tn to the Senate. She laid the document on the table before the senators during their plenary presided over by the President of the Senate, David Mark. Mark said the action was in conformity with […]
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IMFC Extends Term of Chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam by One Year
Press Release The members of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) have asked Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Minister for Finance, to extend his term as Chairman of the Committee by one year upon the conclusion of his term on March 22, 2014. Minister Tharman, who was […]
UK, France, Japan, Others Pledge $18.9 million to Fight Money Laundering, Terrorism
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The United Kingdom (UK), France, Japan and five (5) other international donor countries has pledged to support the fight against money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. This is coming on the heels of a session Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) technical […]
