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Syria says will import more fuel to cover shortfalls hit by sanctions By Reuters

Syria says will import more fuel to cover shortfalls hit by sanctions By Reuters

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria said on Sunday it would import more to cover fuel shortages it blames on Western sanctions that disrupted regular Iranian oil shipments that had for years compensated for…

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Brexit trade problems: what’s gone wrong and can it be fixed?

Brexit trade problems: what’s gone wrong and can it be fixed?

Empty shelves in Sainsburys in Belfast because UK suppliers can't clear customs. David Young/PA Queues of lorries at borders and empty supermarket shelves confirm what most already knew: the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)…

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What you need to know about the new COVID-19 variants

What you need to know about the new COVID-19 variants

Editor’s note: Two new strains of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 called B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 have been found in the U.K. and South Africa and are thought to be more transmissible. In this interview, David…

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Le fonds britannique Actis cède ses intérêts au sein de l’entreprise nigériane C&I Leasing

Le fonds britannique Actis cède ses intérêts au sein de l’entreprise nigériane C&I Leasing

(Agence Ecofin) – Actis, la firme britannique qui en 2019 a repris le contrôle des fonds d’investissement d’Abraaj en difficulté, est en train de finaliser une autre cession d’intérêts acquis dans le cadre de cette…

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Stanley Shanapinda couve de grands projets pour relever le prestige de Telecom Namibia

Stanley Shanapinda couve de grands projets pour relever le prestige de Telecom Namibia

(Agence Ecofin) – Après une année 2020 avec beaucoup de plaintes de consommateurs qui dénoncent la mauvaise qualité du réseau et du service, Telecom Namibia, la filiale mobile de l’opérateur historique, envisage divers investissements pour…

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Top 5 Things to Watch in Markets in the Week Ahead By Investing.com

Top 5 Things to Watch in Markets in the Week Ahead By Investing.com

© Reuters By Noreen Burke Investing.com — Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday with investors waiting to see how his plans for stimulus relief and tackling…

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Precious Metals & Energy – Weekly Review and Calendar Ahead By Investing.com

Precious Metals & Energy – Weekly Review and Calendar Ahead By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Is currency debasement good for the dollar? It’s a question really worth asking after the greenback spiked for a second straight week on  President-elect Joe Biden’s $2 trillion coronavirus…

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Pursuing Tesla’s electric cars won’t rev up VW’s share price

Pursuing Tesla’s electric cars won’t rev up VW’s share price

Volkswagen’s chairman, Herbert Deiss, has been struggling to bring the company’s stock price back to its previous heights since he took over the reins of the German car maker six years ago. The business has…

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Francis Galton pioneered scientific advances in many fields – but also founded the racist pseudoscience of eugenics

Francis Galton pioneered scientific advances in many fields – but also founded the racist pseudoscience of eugenics

A popular pseudoscience was leaving its mark on American culture a century ago in everything from massive reductions in quotas for immigration to the U.S., to thousands of “fitter family” contests at county fairs, to…

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Trade and Investment Are Engines of Growth

Trade and Investment Are Engines of Growth

At a news conference to open the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Thursday urged world leaders to take advantage of a strengthened global recovery to tackle deficits and structural reforms…

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