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Britain's shrinking democracy
As the Smith Institute's latest report on the switch to the new system of voter registration shows, we are about to dramatically shrink our democracy. As many as 10 million people are likely to vanish from the electoral register for ever – equal to 20 ...
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Burkhalter calls for accountability in democracy
Foreign minister Didier Burkhalter gave a speech in Bern on Thursday in which he stressed that holding state authorities accountable is essential to a successful democracy. The Annual Democracy Forum of the International Institute for Democracy and ...
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China allegedly raises cyber spying in Hong Kong to tackle pro-democracy ...
HONG KONG | SINGAPORE: Almost a year after students ended pro-democracy street protests in Hong Kong, they face an online battle against what Western security experts say are China-sponsored hackers using techniques rarely seen elsewhere.
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Nigeria: Dogara - Poverty Is Threat to Democracy in Africa
House of Reps Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, said yesterday that African leaders must urgently address the scourge of poverty for democracy to prosper on the continent. He said the pervasive nature of poverty visible in all parts of Africa has continued ...
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Coping With Looming Post-Oil Age (l)

Coping With Looming Post-Oil Age (l)
It also further highlights some of the serious economic implications of the successive federal governments' failure to diversify the economy and liberate it from the mercy of crude oil price fluctuations in international markets. ... alternative, more ...
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SECP framing Capital Market Development Plan
“The plan will entail introduction of key structural and regulatory reforms, development of equity, derivatives, debt, commodity markets and measures for improving governance, risk management, efficiency and transparency in [the] capital market ...
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Sebi probe of Castex finds no evidence of manipulation
Some holders of Castex's convertible bonds complained to the Sebi in September, alleging manipulation of its shares with an aim to inflate the price and trigger conditions for a mandatory conversion of the debt. After surging almost five per cent in 12 ...
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Baby steps for democracy in Hong Kong vote

Baby steps for democracy in Hong Kong vote
22 district council vote was widely regarded as the first test of whether the pro-democracy demonstrations, which lasted 79 days and paralyzed the city's financial center, would galvanize support for a drastic change in the political landscape. Despite ...
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Does the West want democracy in the Middle East?
The confusion is reflected in the West's uncertain attitude towards democracy in the Arab world. A few weeks before he ordered the invasion of Iraq in 2003, President George W Bush said that once Saddam Hussein had been toppled, Iraq would become "a ...
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Comment: Western kindness is killing democracy
Democracies have continually evolved to best serve the needs of their time. Even in today's world, the lack of any single uniform democratic system is further evidence that democracy is molded to suit specific circumstances. Consequently, limiting ...
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Saudi CMA warns: Insider trading is a criminal offense

Saudi CMA warns: Insider trading is a criminal offense
The Capital Market Authority (CMA) stresses that the Capital Market Law and its implementing regulations prohibit insider trading on shares of listed companies and consider it a criminal offense. The Capital Market Law has an entire chapter on ...
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ERC reviews cross-ownerships
The Epira said “no participant in the electricity industry may engage in any anti-competitive behavior including... cross-subsidization, price or market manipulation, or other unfair trade practices detrimental to the encouragement and protection of ...
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Company Shares of Egalet Corporation (NASDAQ:EGLT) Rally 3.12%
The company has a market cap of $ 215 million. The company shares have rallied 26.51% in the past 52 Weeks. On March 12, 2015 The shares ... Using its technology platform, it has developed a pipeline of clinical-stage, opioid-based product candidates in ...
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