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Benin votes for president after week of violent protests By Reuters

Benin votes for president after week of violent protests By Reuters

10/10 © Reuters. Britain’s Prince Philip and Prince Charles listen to speeches before the unveiling of a statue of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in Poundbury 2/10 By Allegresse Sasse COTONOU (Reuters) – Benin votes…

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The zombie company problem and what it means for our economies – podcast

The zombie company problem and what it means for our economies – podcast

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly, why some economists are worried about a growing army of “zombie companies” with lots of debts – and what this could mean for the shape of our economies.…

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IMF / Fiscal Monitor Report Press Briefing Summary

IMF / Fiscal Monitor Report Press Briefing Summary

The IMF released today (Wednesday, April 7th) the latest update of its Fiscal Monitor report which stated that in the first year of COVID-19, fiscal policy has reacted quickly and forcefully to the health emergency.…

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bones cooked in bat poo lift the lid on how archaeological sites are formed

bones cooked in bat poo lift the lid on how archaeological sites are formed

Archaeologists in the guano layer at Con Moong Cave in North Vietnam. Conor McAdams, Author provided Many caves are filled with sediments containing the excrement of birds and bats. This forms phosphate-enriched deposits known as…

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Le volume global des échanges sur la Bourse d’Alger a chuté de 64,8 % en 2020, en partie du fait de la covid-19

Le volume global des échanges sur la Bourse d’Alger a chuté de 64,8 % en 2020, en partie du fait de la covid-19

(Agence Ecofin) – Depuis plusieurs années, le régulateur du marché financier algérien se plaint de « la léthargie et la faiblesse endémique » qui caractérisent la Bourse d’Alger. Cette situation s’est aggravée en 2020 avec l’arrivée de…

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le régulateur télécoms met la pression sur les opérateurs qui négligent l’identification des abonnés

le régulateur télécoms met la pression sur les opérateurs qui négligent l’identification des abonnés

(Agence Ecofin) – Les autorités du Cameroun qui font face à plusieurs défis sécuritaires doivent pouvoir identifier les puces utilisées par les terroristes. Mais certains opérateurs téléphoniques restent laxistes quant aux règles d’identification de leurs…

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Italy’s economy seen growing 4.1% this year, business lobby says By Reuters

Italy’s economy seen growing 4.1% this year, business lobby says By Reuters

© Reuters. Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Rome ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s virus-hit economy is expected to grow 4.1% this year and 4.2% in 2022 in an “uncertain ascent from the abyss”, the…

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Gold up 1% on Week after Fencing With U.S. Yields, Dollar By Investing.com

Gold up 1% on Week after Fencing With U.S. Yields, Dollar By Investing.com

By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold prices slid on Friday but still ended the week up 1% as the yellow metal emerged partially victorious from its fencing duels with U.S. bond yields and the dollar,…

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why that matters for the economic recovery

why that matters for the economic recovery

This is a transcript of episode 10 of The Conversation Weekly podcast “The zombie company problem and what it means for our economies”. In this episode, why some economists are worried about a growing army…

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what happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked

what happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked

Over the long weekend reports emerged of an alleged data breach, impacting half a billion Facebook users from 106 countries. And while this figure is staggering, there’s more to the story than 533 million sets…

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