© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices rose on Friday but still ended the week about 3% down on fears that Iran was nearing a nuclear deal that could remove U.S. sanctions, possibly…
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Historian Walter Scheidel argues in The Great Leveler that pandemics are among the four great horsemen that, through history, have led to greater equality – the others being war, revolution and state failure. Economist Thomas…
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Almost 60 years after British nuclear tests ended, radioactive particles containing plutonium and uranium still contaminate the landscape around Maralinga in outback South Australia. These “hot particles” are not as stable as we once assumed.…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Après un premier investissement dans le secteur de l’éducation en mars dernier, le fonds souverain d’Egypte se tourne vers le secteur bancaire, et s’associe à EFG Hermes pour prendre le contrôle d’une…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Le duopole sur le marché télécoms béninois entretenu depuis 2017 par MTN et Moov est sur le point de voler en éclat. Avec son expertise, le gouvernement attend de la Sonatel qu’elle…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People are seen on Wall St. outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid By Krystal Hu and Medha Singh (Reuters) –…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque By Jarrett Renshaw and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters)…
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When Australia and the UK began discussing a free trade agreement in 2020, they issued a joint statement with remarkably similar objectives. It now seems that a meeting of minds is imminent. The countries’ shared…
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Kristalina Georgieva, IMF’s managing Director announced at the Global Health Forum today (Friday, May 21st) the IMF’s $50 billion proposal to end the COVID- 19 pandemic. The proposal covers three broad elements: Vaccinating at least…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Pénétrer le secteur de la microfinance de l’Afrique de l’Est est l’objectif que s’est fixé Salaam African Bank. L’institution djiboutienne a choisi le Kenya, pays dans lequel elle opère déjà à travers…
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