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Social, Emotional Learning software, The Social Express Touches Down in Africa

August 5, 2016/Prognari The Language Express, Inc. (USA) partners with Prognari to teach Social Emotional Intelligence Skills across Africa Collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills will help African students succeed in a quickly changing digital economy The Language Express, Inc. (www.TheSocialExpress.com), developers of the Award winning programme, “The Social Express® today […]

Nigeria’s AMCON losses widen in 2015 on asset write-downs

August 4, 2016/Reuters Nigeria’s “bad bank” AMCON on Thursday posted a 2015 loss of 304.35 billion naira ($982 mln), wider than last year’s loss of 275.49 billion naira, after it wrote-down the value of collateral recovered from its purchase of bad loans. Executive Director Aminu Ismail said the 2015 loss […]

Sluggish Business Investment in the Euro Area: The Roles of Small and Medium Enterprises and Debt

Culled—-iMFdirect August 4, 2016 by iMFdirect By John C. Bluedorn and Christian Ebeke Small businesses could be the lifeblood of Europe’s economy, but their size and high debt are two of the factors holding back the investment recovery in the euro area. The solution partly lies in policies to help […]