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Commonwealth Ministers to Meet World Lenders on Debt, Financing Challenges of Small Nations

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Commonwealth ministers are expected to meet the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank to discuss issues bordering on debt and financing challenges of small states. This is contained in a Statement from Julius Mucunguzi Acting Communications Adviser Communications and Public […]

Okonjo-Iweala to Chair Meeting of Commonwealth Finance Ministers in Washington DC

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Finance Minister will chair the forthcoming meeting of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers in Washington D.C during the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. This is contained in a Statement from Julius Mucunguzi Acting Communications Adviser […]

Standard Chartered, DBS, HSBC among bidders for Societe Generale Asia private bank: sources

Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.L), DBS Group Holdings Ltd (DBSM.SI) and HSBC PLC (HSBA.L) have submitted first round bids for Societe Generale’s (SOGN.PA) Asian private bank valued at $600 million, people involved in the sale told Reuters. SocGen, France’s second-largest bank by market capitalization, is selling the unit as part of […]