Updates

Launch of the New SDR Basket Including the Chinese Renminbi

September 30, 2016/IMF Renminbi joins U.S. dollar, euro, yen, and British pound in SDR basket Change represents important milestone for IMF, SDR, and China Move recognizes and reinforces China’s continuing reform progress Effective October 1, the IMF is adding the Chinese renminbi (RMB) to the basket of currencies that make […]

The Importance of Mobile Threat Defense

By Rick Rogers, Area Manager for East and West Africa at Check Point Software Technologies September 30, 2016/Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. HummingBad. Stagefright. QuadRooter. Mobile malware and vulnerabilities have been making headlines well over the past year, and attacks are becoming a more common way for cybercriminals to steal […]

South Africa issues $3 billion in foreign currency bonds

September 30, 2016/Reuters South Africa has successfully issued a pair of dollar bonds in overseas capital markets worth $3 billion to help finance its foreign currency commitments, the Treasury said on Friday. The transactions were more than two and a half times oversubscribed with the 12-year bond priced at a […]