By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Three (3) Euro Area countries, Greece, Ireland and Portugal reported to be hit particularly hard by the global financial crisis got 90 percent (90%) of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) financing in 2013. This is contained in the Fund’s 2013 Annual Report: Promoting a More […]
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South African Rand amongst Worst Performing Emerging Market Currencies in 2013-IMF
By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – The South African rand has been adjudged as one of the worst performing currencies in emerging market currencies in 2013, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is coming on the heels of the Fund’s conclusion of Article IV consultation of the […]
Ecobank CEO Denies Misconduct Amid Corporate Governance Review
Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI)’s Chief Executive Officer Thierry Tanoh denied allegations of fraud by a senior manager. “The bank’s governance norms are such today that what has been said couldn’t have been done,†Tanoh said in an interview last week in Paris. “We are doing a review because it’s time […]
