(Agence Ecofin) – En pleine « année de la jeunesse », la Côte d’Ivoire a récemment accueilli le 2ème Sommet africain des start-up et de l’économie numérique. L’événement qui a réuni plus de 500 acteurs de divers…
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© Reuters. People gather near the presidential palace during a protest as inflation is hitting 114 per cent, hurting salaries and spending power, with many blaming tighter policies they say are due to the deal…
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(This June 16 story has been refiled to remove garble from the headline) By Timour Azhari, Amina Ismail and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Helped by buoyant oil prices and a period of political calm…
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They say a few months in sports can feel like a lifetime. In March 2023, just before golf’s first men’s major of the year, the Masters tournament, we explained in The Conversation how men’s professional…
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The Bank of England and Bank for International Settlements have developed application programming interface (API) prototypes for a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) ecosystem. Project Rosalind was led by the UK arm of the…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Six mois après son engagement dans une société nigériane d’export de plantes d’hibiscus, Aruwa, qui vise à combler le déficit de financement des entreprises dirigées par des femmes, oriente ses opérations vers…
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(Agence Ecofin) – En tant que premier marché télécoms d’Afrique, le Nigeria est préoccupé par la protection des données personnelles de ses citoyens dans un monde de plus en plus numérisé. Le pays a récemment…
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© Reuters. Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2023. Ramil Sitdikov/Host photo agency RIA Novosti via REUTERS…
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2/2 © Reuters. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Tehran, Iran June 17, 2023. Majid Asgaripour/WANA via REUTERS 2/2 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia…
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised its three key interest rates by 0.25% to their highest levels in more than 20 years. The ECB’s “main refinancing rate” which dictates the cost of borrowing across…
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