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Effects of inflation on interest rates

The way the market has been behaving since the last few years, you should be familiar with the term...

17th April, 2012

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Trading

How do you become bankrupt

Dealing with bank accounts, managing expenses and clearing all bills may sometimes take you to the b...

12th April, 2012

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Business

How to deal with credit crunch

In the recent past you might have noticed the sudden downfall of the entire financial panorama which...

12th April, 2012

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Filing bankruptcy: top 10 reasons

How do you recover when you are in debts? Perhaps filing bankruptcy is the best solution the governm...

12th April, 2012

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How to improve your credit score: top 10 tips

You are planning to buy a house, car, or a property, and want a bank to lend you the required funds;...

12th April, 2012

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Statement by an IMF Mission to Antigua and Barbuda

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Geoffrey Bannister visited Antigua and Barbuda d...

10th April, 2012

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Seychelles Embarks Upon New Partnership with the World Bank Group

Competitiveness, Employment, and Public Sector Management Key Focus; Dynamic package of knowledge an...

10th April, 2012

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Cooperation and Connectedness—an Address to the Associated Press

By Christine LagardeManaging Director, International Monetary Fund Good morning. I am delighted to b...

10th April, 2012

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New World Bank Strategy for West Bank and Gaza

In an environment of protracted uncertainty which impacts economic growth and the well-being of citi...

10th April, 2012

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Banking

Crisis and crash: lessons for regulation – speech by Michael Cohrs

In a speech delivered in Edinburgh on 23 March 2012, Michael Cohrs – a Member of the Bank’s Financia...

10th April, 2012

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Banking

Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £325 billion

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid...

10th April, 2012

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Finance

IMF Executive Board Completes Second and Third Reviews Under Extended Credit Facility Arrangement for the Kingdom of Lesotho, and Approves Request for Augmentation of Access and US$13.42 Million Disbursement

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the second and third re...

10th April, 2012