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Senate Confirms Zenith Bank’s Emefiele as New CBN Governor

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s Senate Wednesday confirmed Godwin Emefiele as the new governor of central bank of Nigeria (CBN). Reports reaching InvestAdvocate from the red chambers of the national assembly also confirmed is Adebayo Adelabu as the new deputy governor of Nigeria’s central bank. David Mark, president of […]

India’s Investment Slowdown: The High Cost of Economic Policy Uncertainty

Rahul Anand and Volodymyr Tulin India, after witnessing spectacular growth averaging above 9 percent over the past decade, has started to slow in the last few years. The slump in infrastructure and corporate investment has been the single biggest contributor to India’s recent growth slowdown.  India’s investment growth, averaging above […]

Lagarde Disappointed at US Congress Non-Adoption of IMF’s 2010 Quota/Governance Reforms

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) –   Christine Lagarde, managing director (MD) of the international monetary fund (IMF), Tuesday expressed her disappointment at the United States (US) congress non-adoption of the Fund’s 2010 quota and governance reforms. “I am deeply disappointed that the necessary legislative steps have not been […]