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20 Oct

From a WSJ review of Stealth of Nations: The Global Rise of the Informal Economy:

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Read the review here. H/T to Bunmi Oloruntoba on Twitter.

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19 Oct

On naked capitalism:

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From Reuters:

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But Sanusi, speaking to Buy Ambien Bulk CNBC news by telephone from China, said Africa’s second-largest economy was not abandoning the dollar and euro. “They are going to remain an important part of our holdings,” he said.

Continue reading for more analysis of the decision. From what I’ve seen, CBN seems to be the first central bank to do this.

See also FT TIlt for more analysis.

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2 Sep

From Bloomberg:

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Senegalese officials held talks with more than 10 oil companies this year in attempts to lure investors to its energy industry, said Joseph Medou, Petrosen’s geologist, in an interview in Dakar Aug. 25.

“If we make comparisons to what is happening in Ghana and Ivory Coast, to Sierra Leone, we think we have the same kind of plays,” he said.

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16 Aug

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Thanks to Ola for the link.

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