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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
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
Tagged Abuja, Bassey Otu, CBN, Currency, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa news, Nigeria, Nigeria's Central Bank, Trade Union Congress
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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
Posted in Business, Economy, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
Tagged Business, Central bank, Currency, Emerging markets, Investing, South Africa, South African rand, United States
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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
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Anglo-Irish Trade War, Arab League, breaking news, Currency, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Juba, Khartoum, National Congress Party, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Sudanese pound, West Africa
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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
Posted in News, North Africa, South Sudan
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, Bank of Sudan, breaking news, Currency, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Khartoum, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Sudanese pound, West Africa
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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
Posted in News, North Africa, South Sudan
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Currency, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Juba, Khartoum, North Africa, Pan African News, Reuters, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Sudanese pound, West Africa
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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
Posted in Europe, Global Issues
Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Charles Prince of Wales, coin, commemorative coin, Currency, diana princess of wales, Elizabeth, gold coin, Human Interest, IndepthAfrica, Kate Middleton, lifestyle-news, Llantrisant, London, Middleton, News local news, Numismatics, Prince William of Wales, Royal Mint, United Kingdom, William, World news
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