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Australia has all but abandoned the COVIDSafe app in favour of QR codes (so make sure you check in)

Australia has all but abandoned the COVIDSafe app in favour of QR codes (so make sure you check in)

The COVIDSafe app was pretty popular upon its release, with around 70% of surveyed Australians saying they supported the idea. And it was a good idea at the time. Now? Not so much. Actual uptake…

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Après son expansion en Egypte, la société de paiement OPay envisage de lever jusqu’à 400 millions $

Après son expansion en Egypte, la société de paiement OPay envisage de lever jusqu’à 400 millions $

(Agence Ecofin) – La fintech OPay qui compte trois années d’activité au Nigeria négocie un financement record qui pourrait la valoriser à plus de 1,5 milliard $. Les discussions en cours interviennent deux ans après la…

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La Banque mondiale accorde à la Tanzanie un financement de 150 millions $ pour améliorer l’accès au haut débit

La Banque mondiale accorde à la Tanzanie un financement de 150 millions $ pour améliorer l’accès au haut débit

(Agence Ecofin) – La Covid-19 a révélé aux pays africains à quel point les TIC sont devenues indispensables. La Tanzanie, dont le niveau de préparation numérique figurait parmi les derniers du continent en 2020, est…

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BoE monitoring UK housing boom as it weighs inflation risk: Deputy Governor By Reuters

BoE monitoring UK housing boom as it weighs inflation risk: Deputy Governor By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Bank of England Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking, Dave Ramsden attends a Bank of England news conference, in the City of London, Britain November 1, 2018. Kirsty O’Connor/Pool via REUTERS/File…

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Brent hits $70 on demand prospects of U.S. summer driving season By Reuters

Brent hits $70 on demand prospects of U.S. summer driving season By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices…

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COVID-19 has shown that following the same road will lead the world over a precipice

COVID-19 has shown that following the same road will lead the world over a precipice

Despite the tragic deaths, suffering and sadness that it has caused, the pandemic could go down in history as the event that rescued humanity. It has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset our lives and…

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Après une levée de 100 millions $, Chipper Cash, la nouvelle licorne africaine annoncée au Royaume-Uni

Après une levée de 100 millions $, Chipper Cash, la nouvelle licorne africaine annoncée au Royaume-Uni

(Agence Ecofin) – Pour sa première expansion hors de l’Afrique, Chipper Cash a choisi le Royaume-Uni. L’entreprise désormais valorisée à plus de 1 milliard $ avait levé il y a environ six mois, un financement de…

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impatiente de lancer la 4G, CST appelle le régulateur télécoms à prendre ses responsabilités

impatiente de lancer la 4G, CST appelle le régulateur télécoms à prendre ses responsabilités

(Agence Ecofin) – A chaque saut technologique correspondent de nouvelles opportunités. CST qui l’observe dans les autres pays d’Afrique qui ont lancé la 4G appelle l’Autorité générale de régulation à sortir de sa torpeur. La…

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Exclusive-G7 to back minimum global corporate tax and support economy

Exclusive-G7 to back minimum global corporate tax and support economy

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: General view of a working session during the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Chantilly, near Paris, France, July 17, 2019. Ian Langsdon/Pool via REUTERS By Jan Strupczewski…

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Iran fails to explain uranium traces found at several sites -IAEA report By Reuters

Iran fails to explain uranium traces found at several sites -IAEA report By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger By Francois Murphy…

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