February 23, 2017/MasterCard James Wester My first experience with Mobile World Congress was from 5,000 miles away. For whatever reason I had opted not to attend the event several years ago. While mobile devices and their utility in commerce and payments was becoming a burgeoning topic, as an analyst covering […]
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Dealing with Sovereign Debt — The IMF Perspective
Culled—iMFdirect By Sean Hagan, Maurice Obstfeld, and Poul M. Thomsen February 23, 2017 Debt is central to the functioning of a modern economy. Firms can use it to finance investments in future productivity. Households can use it to finance lumpy purchases, such as big consumer durables or a home. Sometimes, […]
Nigeria to Issue N20 Billion Green Bond in Q1 2017 to Boost Infrastructure
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria will in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017 raise N20 billion via Green Bond to boost infrastructure, outgoing Minister of Environment Amina Mohammed made this disclosure at the Green Bond Capital Market and Investors Conference held on Thursday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). […]
