Culled—-IMF September 14, 2016 by iMFdirect By Christine Lagarde Version in Français (French) At his swearing-in ceremony last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked why he had appointed a gender-balanced cabinet, a first for Canada (and for most countries around the world). He replied “Because it’s 2015.” He was right, […]
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Nigeria refuses petrol price rise despite crude and currency crises
September 14, 2016/Reuters * Unions pledge protests if gasoline price raised * Inflation at 11-year high of 17 percent * Sellers want government cap on price raised * Lower crude output means less to swap for gasoline imports * Dollar shortage also a threat By Libby George ABUJA, Sept 14 […]
Ghana’s 5th Eurobond oversubscribed by over 400%
Culled—-Proshare September 14, 2016/Daily Graph The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, has expressed satisfaction at the pricing of Ghana’s fifth Eurobond at 9.25 per cent in London on Thursday to raise US$750 million from international investors with appetite for emerging economies’ sovereign debt instruments. Mr Terkper said both the […]
