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Iran's state-backed banks should be sanctioned by UK so they cannot be used to funnel ...

This is Money 06 Apr 2024

Iran's state-backed banks should be sanctioned by the UK so they cannot ... You have Iranian banks operating in the UK – one of the world's premier financial centres – with impunity, alongside the IRGC .'.

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World Bank allocates USD 16 million to support women-led businesses in Afghanistan

Beijing News 05 Apr 2024

The World Bank has allocated USD 16 million to assist small businesses in Afghanistan, especially those owned and run by women, according to Khaama Press ... According to the World Bank, the initiative will be centred in 15 provinces in Afghanistan.

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Nigeria, OPL 245 And Citizen Adoke’s Travails

This Day 02 Apr 2024

I saved my country from a certain liability of a $2 billion claim by Royal Dutch Shell at the International Centre for the Settlement of Disputes (ICSID), an organ of the World Bank.

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HSBC gets $5bn boost from sale of Canadian bank

The Times/The Sunday Times 29 Mar 2024

HSBC, based in London, is one of the world’s biggest banks with sprawling operations in Asia. It was founded in Hong Kong in 1865 and sits at the centre ... Banks lead the way in global dividend growth.

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First Bank Inaugurates Banana Island Digital Xperience Centre

This Day 28 Mar 2024

... to experience world-class innovative banking services through the bank’s Digital Xperience centres.

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More Than 3M Hotel Rooms Can be Opened With Just Two Taps, Hackers Find

WhoWhatWhy 26 Mar 2024

Castro has deemed the forum, called the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, or ICSID, to be an illegitimate usurpation of Honduran sovereignty and has hit upon an elegant solution.

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Ebenezer Onyeagwu: Profile of Inspirational Corporate Leader, Professional Banker

This Day 25 Mar 2024

Additionally, the ZenithDirect is the financial institution’s 24/7 Interactive Solution Centre that provides customers world-class service and an excellent banking experience.

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Ex-BPSR Boss Seeks Transparency in Govt Procurement Processes

This Day 23 Mar 2024

The lawyer recalled that in 2000, the World Bank did a country procurement assessment for Nigeria, showing that of every N1 that the government was spending, 60 per cent was being fraudulently taken away.

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Experts Blame Lack of Planning for Poor Access to Drinking Water

This Day 23 Mar 2024

He said many water water pipelines constructed with loans from the World Bank, were uprooted and some damaged during road construction ... Impactful projects jointly financed with the World Bank were ...

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Global experiences empower GU-Q students with diplomatic knowledge

Gulf-Times 22 Mar 2024

Students made lasting connections on the Georgetown main campus, with visits to the GU Women’s Centre and Centre for Social Justice.Interactions with scholars and diplomats, and a visit to the World ...

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Economists Rally Behind Honduras in $10.8 Billion Legal Fight Over Crypto Island Project

Bitcoin 21 Mar 2024

A group of 85 economists has supported the Honduran government’s ...

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Memoir of former RBI governor D Subbarao to release on April 30

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2024

Nearly 40 years later, in 2013, as the governor of the Reserve Bank of India in the midst of a fierce exchange rate crisis, Subbarao ... He was also a lead economist in the World Bank for over five years .

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Ebenezer Onyeagwu: Delivering Satisfaction to Zenith Bank Customers

This Day 19 Mar 2024

Additionally, the ZenithDirect is the financial institution’s 24/7 Interactive Solution Centre that provides customers world-class service and an excellent banking experience.

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Hundreds of ‘ghost’ workers detected at LG dept, KMC

Dawn 15 Mar 2024

This emerged on Thursday when the newly appointed Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani sought details of the projects under the World Bank-funded Competitive and Liveable City of Karachi (CLICK) and the progress made so far.

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13th Plan aligns with World Bank recommendations

Kuensel 13 Mar 2024

The World Bank suggests helping low-skilled women in cities by improving job centres, offering better childcare, giving travel allowances, and teaching them about job opportunities ... The World Bank also ...