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IMF Unveils Book on Stress Testing Models

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it has published a new book on stress testing models for individual banks and financial systems across the entire spectrum of development. The global lender said the new book, ‘’A Guide to IMF Stress Testing: Methods and Models’’, […]

MasterCard CIO-Operations Recognized among Information Technology Leaders

November 6, 2014/MasterCard This week, Computerworld announced its list of 2015 Premier 100 IT Leaders. The feature recognizes some of the world’s most influential technology leaders. Edgar Aguilar, MasterCard’s Chief Information Officer-Operations, was among those honored by the publication. Edgar is responsible for managing operations for MasterCard’s global network, ensuring […]

World Bank, IMF Launch New Quarterly External Debt Statistics Database

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The World Bank in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Statistics Department, launched the new Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS) database. The IMF in a statement said QEDS features new concepts and definitions as well as new classifications of external debt statistics (EDS) and […]