The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi on Tuesday called on the Central Bank Governors of the D-8 to ensure a comprehensive surveillance of their financial system in order to forestall a re-occurrence of the recent ...

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The 7th Summit of the Group of 8 (D-8) started here on Sunday with the meeting of D-8 Commissioners in this capital city of Nigeria, Abuja. The 28th session of the Commissioners’ two-day meeting at the State House Banquet Hall ...

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The Turkish president has said Turkey and Indonesia have agreed to start work to reciprocally abolish visa requirements between the two countries as a way to step up their strengthening relations. “During today’s meetings, Turkey and Indonesia agreed to start ...

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Turkish President Abdullah Gül has said Indonesia and Turkey aim to reach a bilateral trade volume of $10 billion, stressing increasingly growing trade and economic relations. Speaking at a press conference yesterday following his meeting with his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo ...

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D-8 Organization is set to hold the D-8 7th Head of States Summit in the capital of Nigeria next month. The Summit will be launched from 4-8 July, 2010 with the theme of “Enhancing Investment Cooperation among D-8 Members”. The ...

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The First Session of the D-8 Working Committee on Renewable Energy was held in Ankara, Turkey on June 8-9, 2010. The meeting was attended by Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey. Mr. M. Kemal Büyükmıhçı, General Director of ...

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Akenerji, one of the leading Turkish private energy companies, will have a chance to benefit from Polat Enerji’s wind turbine production capacity thanks to a protocol signed between the companies on Monday. Akenerji executives say they are eyeing new opportunities ...

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Indonesia has declared a two-year moratorium on clearing natural forests as part of a billion-dollar deal aimed at reviving efforts to fight climate change after the collapse of global talks in Copenhagen last year. The deal, signed Wednesday at a ...

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If al-Qaeda-linked terrorists thought they could drive foreign investors out of Indonesia, they didn’t reckon with the likes of Jim Castle. Seven years ago, Castle, a Michigan-born consultant for 100 multinational companies — including Citigroup Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp. and ...

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The Malaysian Government has said that from July this year, transit travellers from Bangladesh will not need a visa to enter the country, as reported by BERNAMA and The Star, Malaysia. The Star quoted the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin ...

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