Tag: political

Analysis: Emerging market investors face year mined with political risks

As the tidal wave of global central bank liquidity recedes in 2014, emerging market investors are growing more anxious about local political risks – and how to spot them early on. Developing economies have had a rough ride since the Federal Reserve first mooted a wind-down of its money printing […]

Nigeria central bank cracks down on money laundering

* Forex dealers to be monitored more closely * Money laundering putting pressure on naira currency * Political corruption partly responsible – central bank     Nigeria’s central bank has announced new measures to tackle money laundering it says is weakening the naira currency and risks pushing up inflation, and […]