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The Calculus of Conflict in the Middle East

September 16, 2016/iMFdirect By Christine Lagarde As world leaders head to New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, there is still no end to the heart-breaking images of war-torn cities in the Middle East and North Africa, and of a massive exodus of people looking for sanctuary […]

Nigeria’s Inflation Accelerates to 17.6% in August on Housing, Oil & Gas

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Nigeria’s inflation accelerated in August following a  third consecutive month of a slower pace of increase in the Headline Index, according to the latest statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Inflation rate rose 17.6  percent (year-on-year), 0.5 percentage points higher from the rate […]

Five Effects of the Recession on Families and How to Cope

Culled—-Proshare Thursday, September 15, 2016 7.00AM / Taiwo Ologbon-Ori, TheAnalyst During the recession, economic hardship knows no limits and boundaries, it affects livelihood of everybody in one-way or the other- and this naturally gives impetus to survival instincts as people work harder and more effective to tackle the new economic realities. In a […]