Tag Archives: Currency

Nigeria: Lawmakers Overrule Sanusi On N5,000 Note

The Senate yesterday faulted the new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency policy and consequently asked it to stop the plan to introduce the N5,000 note immediately. The Senate also warned that no such policy that has far reaching implication … read more »

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S.Africa rand begins week lower, could weaken more

South Africa’s rand started the week on the back foot against the dollar in early Monday trade, as the euro came under pressure and a bleak outlook for commodity-linked currencies clouded an already dim global growth picture. The rand is … read more »

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Sudan’s new currency is ‘economic war’

Juba – A Southern Sudanese official accused northern Sudan of declaring “economic war” by issuing a new currency just weeks after the south’s independence, a move that could leave the struggling new government with coffers full of useless currency. On … read more »

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Sudan to launch new currency on Sunday

The Sudanese government today announced that the new currency will be officially circulated next Sunday amid tensions with the new state of South Sudan on how to get rid of the old currency. JPEG – 17.8 kb Sudan’s Central Bank … read more »

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South Sudan launches new currency

Juba – South Sudan started rolling out its new currency on Monday – the South Sudan Pound – escalating a point of simmering disagreement with Khartoum after the country split away from the north on July 09. South Sudan became … read more »

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UK royal coin – depicting Prince William, Kate Middleton – raises eyebrows

LONDON – The design for an official commemorative coin to mark the engagement of Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton was unveiled Thursday, but not everyone might recognize the bride-to-be. The depiction, based on photographs of the couple at a … read more »

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