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UK, France, Japan, Others Pledge $18.9 million to Fight Money Laundering, Terrorism

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The United Kingdom (UK), France, Japan and five (5) other international donor countries has pledged to support the fight against money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism. This is coming on the heels of a session Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) technical […]

World Bank Earmark $700 Million on Health of Women, Children in Poor Countries

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group Monday said the Bank Group has earmarked about $700 million on the health of women and children in poor countries by 2015. This is contained in a Statement from the Bank Group and made available to […]