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Ghanaian banking reforms should strengthen sector

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GHANA

The move follows a streamlining process by the government over the past two years that has seen nine major banks liquidated by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). President Nana Akufo-Addo…

Settlement payouts will promote US whistle-blowing

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UNITED STATES

The marked increase in 2015 expenses stems in part from Goldman's 5.1-billion-dollar settlement with the Department of Justice (DoJ) and various federal and state regulators…

US, EU regulation to toughen on VW failure

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UNITED STATES/EU

Winterkorn was the first casualty at VW of the widening scandal caused by the company's installation of 'defeat-device' software to manipulate emissions testing. In the United…

Guinea's Doumbouya will look to counter coup threats

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GUINEA

This likely reflects serious tension within the armed forces and probably constitutes an effort to neutralise potential coup threats. Meanwhile, little progress has been made on…

Iran's military set for more aggressive stance in Gulf

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IRAN

Tensions between the Gulf states and Iran have escalated significantly in 2016, in the wake of Iran's signing of a landmark deal in 2015 that brought to an end the decade-long…

Auto industry may face fines from US regulator

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UNITED STATES

This comes at the end of a rash of recalls; 2014 saw more recalls involving models of cars at least five years old, affecting more than 60 million vehicles. This calls into…

Ethiopian reforms will open little new political space

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ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia's protests.

Strategic sanctions are costly foreign policy tools

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INTERNATIONAL

Sanctions outlook.

France HSBC move may signal more European enforcement

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EUROPE/US

The French case may mark a turning point, when European prosecutors start to follow through in pursuit of bank misdeeds, rather than allowing banks to escape liability by paying…

Jokowi’s new regulation is unlikely to curb corruption

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INDONESIA

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo in September signed a regulation allowing the government to pay those exposing corruption.