1st Quarter 2010 Issue 11 An IC Publication
ProFile gtbank’s aderinokun
H o w t o iron out currency upheavals Preparing for future shocks
Finance bonanza For the ‘small gu y ’
China Exim to the rescue? African stock market roundup African Banker’s
World
Eurozone €8.00, UK £5.50, USA $9.95, Australia A$15.00, Bahrain Bd3.000, Canada $11.00, CFA Zone CFA5.000, denmark dKr 65, Egypt E£30, Ethiopia R40,
Gambia da100, Ghana GH¢5.00, Indonesia R59.000, Jamaica $400, Japan ¥1400, Jordan Jd5.000, Kenya KShs450, Kuwait Kd2.500, Lebanon LL10.000, Liberia US$6.00, Malaysia RM30, Mauritius MR300, Morocco dh40, Nigeria N600, Norway NoK120, oman oR3.000, Qatar QR30, Saudi Arabia Rls30, Sierra Leone LE10,000,
Singapore S$14, South Africa R39.90 (inc tax), other
Southern African countries R35 (excl tax), Sweden SKr65, Switzerland SFr15.00, Tanzania TShs7,500, Tunisia Td5.000, Turkey 6.00yTL, UAE dh30, Uganda
USh12,000, Zambia K25,000
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PUT INTEGRITY BACK INTO BANKING AfricAn BAnker’s World NEWS IN BRIEF neW Appointments WHO’S MOVED WHERE cover storY FINANCE BONANZA FOR THE ‘SMALL GUYS’ profile GTBANK’S TAYO ADERINOKUN – INTEGRITY IS THE KEY topic FUTURE SHOCK – HOW AFRICA CAN MITIGATE CRISIS events PARIS FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS FORUM privAte eQuitY TLG CAPITAL – PROFITS WITH A CONSCIENCE
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investment TCX – IRONING OUT CURRENCY UPHEAVALS intervieW BADEA’S ABDELAZIZ KHELEF internAtionAl CHINA EXIM – THE LISTENING BANK? spotlight KWFT – EMERGENCE OF A RURAL GIANT regulAtors CALEB FUNDANGA – GOVERNOR, BANK OF ZAMBIA AfricA’s stock mArkets BONDS BECOMING WEAPONS OF CHOICE
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