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Category : ECONOMY
Markets are so Fixated on Inflation They Might Miss the Next Big Blowup, Says BlackRock
While investors have been preoccupied with rising prices, a flare-up in U.S.-China tensions could catch investors by surprise, BlackRock warns. BlackRock Investment Institute said in...
Kenya Moves to Cut Harmful Gas Emissions
Treasury CS Ukur Yatani (PHOTO: FILE) The government is in the final stages of establishing a carbon trading system that will minimize the emission of...
WTO calls papers for Young Economists Essay Award
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2021 WTO Essay Award, which aims to promote...
Senegal Launches New Payments Digitalization Agenda
The New Payments Digitisation agenda has been launched in Senegal by the government with the support of the United Nations – Better than Cash Alliance...
Nigeria Currency Falls at Parallel Market as CBN Moves Against IMTOs
The exchange rate between the naira and the dollar depreciated closing at N394.17/$1 at the NAFEX (I&E Window) where forex is traded officially. Forex turnover,...
Mozambique Needs To Address Deepening Political Discontent And Widening Socio-Economic Disparity
Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has to make consistent efforts toward addressing the systemic governance deficit,...
Libya’s Largest Oilfield Could See Exports Interrupted
The largest oilfield in Libya, the 300,000-bpd Sharara field, could see crude oil exports from it disrupted if members of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG)...
IMF Chief Worried About Middle-income Countries, urges Expanded Definition of ‘Vulnerable’
FILE PHOTO: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at a news conference ahead of the World Economic Forum...
IMF Chief Predicts Faster Global Recovery, Warns Fight isn’t Over
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that the United States’ $1.9 trillion support package and rising confidence from increased vaccinations in many advanced economies were...
Spanish Agency Launches Program To Support Fight Against Corruption In Mozambique
With corruption persistently taking deep roots, the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation has launched a program to support the fight against corruption in Mozambique. Experts...
Biden’s Expanded Child Tax Credit Would be Dramatic Change for Many Americans
“This bill is completely historic because it would … make sure that low-income children receive the full credit,” one expert said. President Biden signs the...
Turkey-Egypt Relations: What’s Behind Their New Diplomatic Push
Last month, Egypt announced a new oil-and-gas exploration bid round in the Eastern Mediterranean. It notably took into consideration the coordinates of the continental shelf as declared by Ankara,...
WTO New Head is on a Mission to Advance the Prospects of Common Development
Newly appointed World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 15, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] The World Trade Organization (WTO),...
Zambia 36th Country to Ratify AfCFTA Agreement
Pic: Shutterstock Zambia recently submitted the instruments of its ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to the African Union Commission, according...
Sudan’s Central Bank Floats Currency
Sudan’s Central Bank said Sunday it had floated the currency as a measure to help stabilize the country’s battered economy. The US dollar had been...
Minimum-wage Workers and Activists say $15 an Hour is a Moral and Economic Imperative
Demonstrators participate in a protest outside of McDonald’s corporate headquarters on January 15, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images President Biden reiterated his support...
LISTEN | PRINT By Philippe RATER (AFP) Feb 13, 2021 in World At the initiative of Britain, which boasts of having an effective vaccination program, the...
UN, AU Chiefs Commend Somalia For Progress in Stabilization Efforts
FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R, Front) and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat (L, Front) attend a joint press conference...
Ignazio Cassis in Algeria: Political Meetings and Economic Exchange
– Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis began his Africa trip with an official visit to Algeria from 7 to 9 February 2021. He was received by Prime...