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ASEAN – The Challenges of Convergence and Integration

By David Lipton, First Deputy Managing DirectorInternational Monetary FundKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaMarch 19, 2015  Introduction Good evening. It is an honor to be hosted here in Malaysia and to speak before this gathering of ASEAN central bank governors and officials. You represent an organization whose purpose has evolved tremendously in the […]

Nigeria: FEC Okays Full Implementation Of 2014 National Conference Report

March 18, 2015I/The Will The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the full implementation of the resolutions contained in the 2014 National Conference Report as well as the modalities for the implementation of the report as approved by the conference. Chief Edem Duke, a Minister in Nigeria’s federal cabinet and […]

President Jonathan Swears in Eight New Ministers Ahead of Poll

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday swore in eight (8) new ministers 10 days before Nigeria’s 2015 presidential election. “This is in injury time. It is like bringing on a player when the match is about to end,” Jonathan said at a swearing in ceremony in […]