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ECOWAS Presidents adopt $2.3bn budget to counter regional insecurity

The Authority of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Governments have adopted the 2020 to 2024 Action Plan to eradicate terrorism in the sub-region with a budget of $2.3 billion.

The Authority adopted the budget implementation during its 56th Ordinary Session held in Abuja following the call for the urgent need to address the recurring terrorist attacks in Member States.

This was made known in the…

Idea-Vodafone merger: $23-bn telecom deal leaves bankers in cold

[ad_1] Investment banking business in India should be enjoying bumper fees after a record year of dealmaking. It’s not, and big banks blame in-house teams of advisors that have proliferated as the country’s top family-owned conglomerates tighten their grip.  This week’s $23-billion tie-up between Idea Cellular, controlled by the Aditya Birla Group, and the Indian business of Vodafone Group, is…