And yet, SEPA and Europe’s retail payments integration is affecting initiatives for integration at global level. International initiatives such as the International Payments Framework Association (IPFA) see SEPA as a blueprint for developing multi-currency schemes for nonurgent cross-border payments. These initiatives face the additional challenge of accommodating control requirements relating to anti-money laundering and countering terrorist finance.
Namibia and Angola are much more than just mere geographical neighbours. These two nations share a long history and common heritage that cannot be severed. During Namibia’s long and stretched out liberation struggle for independence, Angola became the refuge for many Namibians and served as the strategic military base from which to fight the war.