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04/04/2013

UN Calls for Accelerated Action with 1,000 Days to Go on Millennium Development Goals

The United Nations and its partners around the world will observe the 1,000 days to the end of 2015 – the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – during the next week to inspire further action. “The MDGs are the most successful global anti-poverty push in history,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. “The…
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03/04/2013

Sanlam expected to improve …

Sanlam Group Chief Executive Dr Johan van Zyl has stated that: “In 2011 Sanlam’s international business contributed around 15% of operating profit (pre-minorities). Our view is that this contribution can be doubled over the next five years as these markets are seen as key growth engines. Considerable work continues to be done to identify core…
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03/04/2013

Senegal will be assisted by ALSF

The Management Board of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) on 18 March 2013, in Tunis approved the legal assistance requested by the Republic of Senegal (Directorate of the Finance Ministry of Finance) in support to the private sector and the promotion of the public private partnerships in the country.
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02/04/2013

Central Bank to reopen in Central Africa

Central Africa’s regional central bank said it would reopen its branch in Bangui on Tuesday, and urged commercial lenders to do the same, offering a financial lifeline to cash-starved businesses a week after a coup. Rebels who accused the government of breaking past peace deals, stormed into the capital of Central African Republic on March…
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01/04/2013

Nigeria: Sanusi Lamido would not be seeking a second term

Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi may have foreclosed the possibility of a second term in office after the expiration of his term next year. Sanusi was quoted in an interview with the London-based Banker Magazine as saying he had completed his assignment at the apex bank and would not be seeking a…
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01/04/2013

And Old Mutual Nigeria Life Assurance Company Limited is born

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has sanctioned the acquisition of Oceanic Life Insurance Limited, a former subsidiary of the defunct Oceanic Insurance Company Limited by a leading South African insurer, Old Mutual. The new entity is to be known as Old Mutual Nigeria Life Assurance Company Limited (OMNiLAC).
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31/03/2013

Emerging stocks capped their biggest first-quarter slump since 2008

Emerging stocks capped their biggest first-quarter slump since 2008 as China’s new restrictions on wealth-management products spurred concern about the outlook for the nation’s economy and bank earnings. China Minsheng Banking Corp. (1988) plunged the most since October 2011 in Hong Kong, while Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. (1114) dropped 11 percent as profit missed analysts’ estimates. OAO…
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