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things could have been far worse By Reuters

things could have been far worse By Reuters

© Reuters. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street, in London LONDON (Reuters) – After statistics showed state borrowing had soared while tax receipts had fallen, British finance minister Rishi Sunak said…

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EU countries back binding green farming schemes By Reuters

EU countries back binding green farming schemes By Reuters

4/4 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A farmer irrigates his field of potatoes during sunset, in Tilloy-Lez-Cambrai 2/4 By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union agriculture ministers agreed on Wednesday to set aside part of…

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African countries need reliable and accessible economic data: recent ratings show why

African countries need reliable and accessible economic data: recent ratings show why

A number of African countries have recently been contesting decisions by credit rating agencies. Some have raised objections that the rating agencies lack understanding of their economic environment. Others have challenged the correctness of their…

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IMF / Middle East and Central Asia Press Briefing

IMF / Middle East and Central Asia Press Briefing

Jihad Azour, Director of Middle East and Central Asia Department, at the IMF announced the release of Middle East and Central Asia Regional Economic Outlook on Monday Oct. 19. He said that in 2020 for…

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Les entreprises de services ont été les plus financées en Egypte entre décembre 2015 et juin 2020

Les entreprises de services ont été les plus financées en Egypte entre décembre 2015 et juin 2020

(Agence Ecofin) – De décembre 2015 à juin 2020, les entreprises égyptiennes du secteur des services ont été les plus financées, bénéficiant de 4,6 milliards de dollars. Le secteur industriel et celui du commerce occupent…

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l’opérateur télécoms MTC investira près de 700 000 $ de plus pour électrifier des zones rurales

l’opérateur télécoms MTC investira près de 700 000 $ de plus pour électrifier des zones rurales

(Agence Ecofin) – De nouvelles zones rurales de Namibie accèderont bientôt à l’électricité apportée par l’opérateur télécoms MTC. A travers cet investissement destiné à alimenter ses infrastructures télécoms en énergie, la société voudrait également changer…

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U.S. low-income lending rules should promote affordable housing, Fed official says By Reuters

U.S. low-income lending rules should promote affordable housing, Fed official says By Reuters

© Reuters. Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard speaks at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge By Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An overhaul of U.S. lending rules must…

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U.S., Britain upbeat as trade talks enter new round By Reuters

U.S., Britain upbeat as trade talks enter new round By Reuters

© Reuters. Senate Finance Committee hearing on U.S. trade on Capitol Hill in Washington By Tim Hepher and William James LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain expressed optimism about the prospects of a…

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Prejudice against people with darker skin may make donors less generous

Prejudice against people with darker skin may make donors less generous

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea U.S. donors are inclined to give less generously to charities in developing countries when they believe those funds will help people…

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This mysterious ‘exotic stellar peacock’ may open the door to a realm of physics only ever glimpsed

This mysterious ‘exotic stellar peacock’ may open the door to a realm of physics only ever glimpsed

An astronomical discovery is shedding new light on an exquisitely-formed star system in our own Milky Way galaxy, featuring two Wolf-Rayet stars. These stars are short-lived and consequently very rare, with only a few hundred…

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