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 […]
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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 […]
Nigeria’s economy may displace S’Africa next year – Renaissance
The nation’s plan to rebase the Gross Domestic Product figures next year may boost the size of its economy by as much as 60 per cent, leapfrogging South Africa as the continent’s largest nation in terms of total wealth, Renaissance Capital Limited has said. Nigeria might see its economy measured […]
