| At first glance, Nigeria’s decision last month to float its currency and the announcement this week of a bank merger in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have little in common. Nigeria is a country of almost 180m people with a GDP per person of less than $3,000 (at last year’s market exchange rates).
The population of the UAE is 18 times smaller and 13 times better off. Both countries are, however, members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a cartel, and both are learning to cope with cheaper crude...............................................Full Article: Source
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