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US removes November 17 from list of foreign terrorist groups

Published by Protothema on Fri, 09/04/2015 - 15:59

The United States removed November 17 from the list of foreign terrorist groups, according to a statement of the US Treasury.

US State Secretary John Kerry revoked the characterization of the organization November 17 as terrorist, according to the official newspaper of the federal government (Federal Register).

Woman to Appear on New USD 10 Bill

Published by Novinite on Thu, 06/18/2015 - 09:14

US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has said a woman will be featured on a redesigned USD 10 bill.

Lew will make a decision about the selected honoree by the end of year, according to reports of the CNN.

The redesigned USD 10 bill is to be released in 2020, the 100th anniversary of the Constitution's 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

Central Bank of Cyprus takes over FBME branch

Published by Kathimerini on Fri, 07/18/2014 - 20:19

Cyprus’s central bank took control of the Cypriot branch of a Tanzanian-based bank on Friday, a day after the United States called it a “financial institution of primary money-laundering concern.”

The Central Bank of Cyprus said that acting under the authority given to it by law, it had assumed the administration of operations of the FBME Bank branch on the island from Friday.

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