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Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Thursday.

Civil Society organisations, media and election consultants have agreed that building strong institutions, maximising technology, increased voter education, electoral security among other provisions would guarantee transparency, and trust in Nigeria's future elections.

Even if everything goes according to plan for CEO Ulrich Koerner, Credit Suisse faces fateful moments next year. finews.com charts the banks course through the challenging months ahead.