Over the past two decades various African National Congress (ANC) administrations in South Africa have sought to redistribute income to the poor and the vulnerable. They have also sought to stimulate rapid economic growth. The…
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Researchers regularly review the literature that’s generated by others in their field. This is an integral part of day-to-day research: finding relevant research, reading and digesting the main findings, summarising across papers, and making conclusions…
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(Agence Ecofin) – La Société financière internationale a finalement approuvé un financement de 30 millions $ en faveur du kényan Twiga Foods. Elle prévoyait 15 millions $ pour soutenir l’activité de cette start-up spécialisée dans la distribution…
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(Agence Ecofin) – En matière de TIC, le gouvernement du Malawi aimerait savoir « ce qu’il a, ce qu’il n’a pas, qui utilise quoi et comment il l’utilise ». Ce sont les mots du ministre des TIC…
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© Reuters. Stacks of containers are seen at Tanjung Priok port amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak By Maikel Jefriando JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will see a significant boost in trade and investment from the…
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© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — The rout in crude oil markets continued on Friday with prices falling to new four-month lows in sympathy with other risk assets amid concerns over the economic outlook and…
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Public procurement is the single largest corruption risk, particularly in developing countries. Transparency International estimates that governments in low- and middle-income countries spend about 50% of public funds buying goods and services from the private…
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Water is more abundant on the Moon than we might have suspected, according to two papers published today in Nature Astronomy that confirm the presence of ice on and near the lunar surface. It’s a…
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The IMF expressed confidence and support for the European Central Bank’s move to unveil fresh plans to stimulate the eurozone economy announced Thursday (March 7). “What I would say on the ECB announcements this…
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(Agence Ecofin) – L’accord de vente de trois unités de transformation de viande du sud-africain Tiger Brands entrera en vigueur le 1er novembre prochain. Le détaillant de biens de consommation se sépare ainsi d’actifs devenus…
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