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Oil prices fall on firmer U.S. dollar

21/2/2018/Reuters Henning Gloystein Oil prices fell on Thursday, pulled down as a firmer dollar outweighed a report of a decrease in U.S. crude inventories. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were at $61.15 a barrel at 0748 GMT, down 53 cents, or 0.9 percent, from their last settlement. […]

Serbia Exits $1.32 Billion Three-Year Program with IMF

Photo Credit: IMF February 22, 2018/IMF The below article has been published today on IMF.org under the following link: http://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2018/02/21/na022218-serbia-completes-successful-imf-program   Serbia exits a $1.32 billion three-year program with the IMF on February 22 boasting outperformance on several of its goals. Concluding the program with flying colors is, however, only […]

Corruption Deepens as Transparency International Ranks Nigeria 148

February 21, 2018/Transparency International This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index highlights that the majority of countries are making little or no progress in ending corruption, while further analysis shows journalists and activists in corrupt countries risking their lives every day in an effort to speak out. The index, which ranks 180 […]