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Five economic effects from the Democratic sweep in Washington

Five economic effects from the Democratic sweep in Washington

Joe Biden will inherit among the most challenging political and economic environments of any US president. With America reeling from the storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump insurrectionists, not to mention a raging pandemic, President…

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Power dynamics with researchers on the ground needs a reset

Power dynamics with researchers on the ground needs a reset

Many researchers from the global North (Europe and North America) who do fieldwork in the global South engage research assistants and associates in the geographical field of research. At best, their contribution is mentioned in…

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Equity Bank est proche d’obtenir du FMO une garantie de 50 millions $ pour des prêts aux PME kényanes

Equity Bank est proche d’obtenir du FMO une garantie de 50 millions $ pour des prêts aux PME kényanes

(Agence Ecofin) – Alors que le programme Nasira du néerlandais FMO a depuis peu élargi son champ d’intervention aux entreprises africaines touchées par la covid-19, le kényan Equity Bank veut saisir cette opportunité pour accompagner…

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Ooredoo Group a confié à Ericsson la modernisation de son réseau pour la 5G, notamment en Algérie et en Tunisie

Ooredoo Group a confié à Ericsson la modernisation de son réseau pour la 5G, notamment en Algérie et en Tunisie

(Agence Ecofin) – La Covid-19 a accentué l’Intérêt social et économique d’Internet à travers le monde. Anticipant la croissance continue de la demande en connectivité des consommateurs, Ooredoo Group prépare aussi les réseaux télécoms de…

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Lockdown impact on Germany economy not too severe

Lockdown impact on Germany economy not too severe

© Reuters. News conference following talks with state leaders at the Chancellery in Berlin BERLIN (Reuters) – The impact of Germany’s current lockdown on the economy it not too severe and Berlin will use its…

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Gold Down Over Firmer Dollar, High U.S. Treasury Yields By Investing.com

Gold Down Over Firmer Dollar, High U.S. Treasury Yields By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was down on Tuesday morning in Asia, declining slightly as a firmer and high Treasury yields outweighed U.S. political uncertainty and rising numbers of COVID-19 cases globally.…

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Giant firms have hidden borrowing advantage that has helped keep them on top for decades – new research

Giant firms have hidden borrowing advantage that has helped keep them on top for decades – new research

When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, it seemed like the day of reckoning for over-stretched corporate borrowers was finally at hand. For years, pundits and policymakers had been warning about a dangerous build-up of the…

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3 reasons to study science communication beyond the West

3 reasons to study science communication beyond the West

Ask a science communicator how old their field is. They might say a few decades, or even centuries, because they’re thinking about the Western science communication tradition associated with a scientist-public gap. These days, we…

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Growth to Cut Record Debt, but More Work Ahead

Growth to Cut Record Debt, but More Work Ahead

The world economy is on the rise and that will help bring down debt from current record levels, but policy makers must not become complacent the IMF announced in the Fiscal Monitor Report released Wednesday.…

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Sumitomo Mitsui a pris le leadership sur les banques d’investissement américaines en 2020

Sumitomo Mitsui a pris le leadership sur les banques d’investissement américaines en 2020

(Agence Ecofin) – Avec la covid-19, les activités de banque d’investissement ont été moroses en Afrique subsaharienne en 2020. Des transactions en baisse ont aussi conduit à une contraction des revenus dans le secteur. Mais…

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