Wednesday 8 December 2021:The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at 415.07 N / $ 1 at the official window of investors and exporters (I&E). The naira held steady against the US dollar on Wednesday to close at N 415.07 / $ 1. This is the same rate as that...
Read MoreMonday, December 6, 2021:The exchange rate between the naira and the US dollar closed at 415 N / $ 1 at the official Investor and Exporter (I&E) window. The naira depreciated against the US dollar on Monday to close at N / $ 415, a decrease of 0.07% from the N / $ 414.73...
Read MorePUBLISHED December 05, 2021 KARACHI: ‘Freedom‘ and ‘Freedom‘ are the two keywords of 20th century, after decolonistation started globally especially for the gGlobal South (the Non-industrialized “nation-states”). In the current global scenario triggered by awareness of Covid-19 from February 2020, the world has changed quickly and dramatically. Actions taken independently before To VSovid-19, both...
Read MoreLONDON, December 3 (Reuters) – If the broader financial volatility is finally unblocked, the most fortunate assets could wake up from their slumber. For most of the 20 months since the pandemic, financial assets have been bolstered by waves of government and central bank interventions designed to protect workers and businesses as authorities halt...
Read MoreTotal currency in circulation in Nigeria reached a record high of 2.97 trillion naira in October 2021, data from the central bank’s monetary and credit statistics show. Currency in circulation is the total amount of physical cash represented in paper or coins used to conduct transactions in Nigeria. It also represents the money that...
Read MoreSuppose you and I enter into a private contract in which I sell you a digital version of MF Husain’s famous Mother India board and you pay me 100 Ethereums (cryptocurrency). In a free society, as consenting adults, we can enter into any agreement to transact in private property. What should a digital version...
Read MoreIn September 2021, El Salvador became the first state in the world to recognize Bitcoin as legal tender. The oldest and most well-known cryptocurrency still has a long way to go. It was in fact born out of a strong distrust of the state and of surveillance. It is therefore only too fair that...
Read MoreIn the regional and municipal elections held in Venezuela on November 21, President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist coalition won 20 of 23 governor positions and around 200 of 335 mayor positions. The opposition won three governorships, including that of the oil-rich state of Zulia. In the municipal elections, the opposition won around 100 mayoral positions....
Read MoreWith around 8 million tonnes of plastic released into the environment each year, plastic pollution; due to the fact that it is non-degradable, is able to affect lands, rivers and oceans, consequently causing the death of sea and land creatures, causing danger to the soil, emitting toxic gases when it is exposed or heated...
Read MoreNEW DELHI: With the exponential growth of digital transactions, people now prefer the convenience of button-click payments, a report from the State Bank of India (SBI) showed. Consumers have now switched to better technology platforms like United Payment Interface (UPI) that do not require the intervention of a POS machine. Digital transactions saw a...
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