Information and communication technology (ICT) related issues have not been managed properly in India by many successive governments. Whether it is regulatory frameworks or policy level decisions, ICT has not been given its due credit. As a result we have laws like cyber law and telegraph law that are fit to be repealed. Not only […]
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Nigeria’s Naira is falling but why?
Naira the currency of Nigeria that has been known for a while for its stability has experienced a level of weakest that injected a little panic at Forex market and Central Bank of Nigeria. The quick depreciation of naira must be a headache to the Nigerian financial policy makers at Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]
Notes on the Euro
Everyone in Europe hates the euro: the Germans, the Spanish, certainly the Greeks. For one thing, it doesn’t even sound like a type of money. It sounds like a style of music: “Did you go to that Euro rave last night?” Disco Techno Emo Euro A slightly better name for the currency would have been […]
Osama bin Laden’s charitable contributions and bank accounts helped fund terror cells around the world
During the 10 1/2 years I was actively tracking Osama Bin Laden’s back accounts, I discovered one interesting thing – he was an avid giver to charitable causes. At least so it appeared on the surface. In actuality he was covertly funding terrorists cells all over the world. He did this through intermediaries and through […]
NABARD celebrates foundation day
Jammu and Kashmir: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) celebrated its 32nd Foundation Day on 12 July 2013 at its Jammu & Kashmir Regional Office, Jammu. In his opening address, Dr. B G Mukhopadhyay, CGM, NABARD, J&K Regional Office informed the participants that NABARD was set up as an apex development financial institution […]