Oracle MEA, Africa Ahead Headline IFRS 17 Roundtable in Lagos

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The white-stained gloves went off. And the pretence of Best Corporate Governance was publicly muddled as Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc was caught red-handed by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for allegedly falsifying and manipulating its annual accounts in 2013 and 2014 to deceive regulators, tax authorities, shareholders and the general public on the true state of its financial results in the two years under review. The sanctions against the bank included immediate suspension of Mr. Atedo Peterside, Chairman and Mrs. Sola David-Borha, CEO.

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$300bn Financing Gap Between Men & Women. Financial exclusion remains a major constraint for women, particularly in developing countries. More than one billion women still do not use or have access to the financial system, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Global Findex Report. IFC has estimated that worldwide, a $300 billion gap in financing exists for formal, women-owned small businesses, and more than 70 percent of women-owned small and medium enterprises have inadequate or no access to financial services.

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