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Category: International
Former Nigerian Leader Blames Insecurity on Poor Leadership
Some of Africa’s leaders are responsible for instability on the continent because they have failed to manage diversity in their societies, the former Nigerian President, General Olusegun Obasanjo, has said.
United Arab Emirates Appoints First Minister of Happiness
The United Arab Emirates is not leaving the cheerfulness of its citizens to chance, appointing its first minister of happiness.
Strengthening U.S Dollar Impacts Significantly on Oracle 1st Results
Oracle Corporation, a leading IT giant, today announced fiscal 2016 Q3 results. But the strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies had a significant impact on results in the quarter.
IOM: Migrant Arrivals by Sea In Italy Top 170,000
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed that the number of migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Italy by sea in 2014 reached a total of 170,100 by year end 2014.
FT Predictions: The World In 2015
FT writers offer their forecasts for the year ahead, from the oil price to Putin’s next moves As 2014 comes to a close, the Financial Times once again engages in a harmless bit of soothsaying. As ever, we invite some of the FT’s experts and commentators to dim the lights, dust down their crystal […]
IMF Study: Gulf Banks Face Concentration Risks
While banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are generally well capitalized, it is difficult for them to have a truly diversified credit portfolio given the structure of their economies, which exposes them to risks that require a greater amount of scrutiny, a new IMF study finds.
Mugabe Laughs At Ghana; “They Are Still As poor As In The 60s”
ZIMBABWE President, Robert Mugabe has mocked Ghana’s development during a speech in which he was responding to his Vice President who had suggested Ghana is doing well.
China Cuts Interest Rates To Rev Up Slowing Economy
CHINA’S central bank cut benchmark interest rates on Friday, answering rising concerns over the health of the world’s second biggest economy as factory activity slows, house prices fall and growth rates slide to their lowest in almost a quarter century.
British Calls On World Leaders To Stop Children Doing Risky Jobs
The British Safety Council has called upon the 190 UN Member States that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), to live up to their commitments to stop this from engaging in dangerous jobs.