Instead of being the great leveller, as pandemics have been throughout history, the coronavirus pandemic has revealed and compounded pre-existing inequalities in wealth, race, gender, age, education and geographical location. This is the paradox with…
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Few parts of the world would seem as inhospitable to humans as the highlands of the Tibetan Plateau, near the Himalayas. Archaeologists have long wondered when, where and how our ancestors began to explore and…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Après la conclusion en février de l’accord de vente de la chaîne de restauration rapide Burger King, entre l’entité cédante Grand Parade Investments et l’acquéreur Emerging, la Commission sud-africaine de la concurrence…
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(TACTIS ) – Si l’objectif du voyage présidentiel français au Rwanda du 26 au 28 mai dernier était d’abord mémoriel, une délégation d’entrepreneurs accompagnait Emmanuel Macron dans ce pays dont l’un des enjeux principaux est…
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© Reuters. A Wendy’s restaurant displays a “Now Hiring” sign in Tampa, Florida, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Octavio Jones By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economic recovery accelerated in recent…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Oil prices pushed to 2018 highs on Wednesday as market participants awaited with enthusiasm for data that could provide the first insight into what this summer’s demand for…
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The South African academic and economics community is still coming to terms with the passing of Professor Vishnu Padayachee, Distinguished Professor of Development Economics at the University of the Witwatersrand. I first met Vishnu Padayachee…
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New Zealand’s government has been praised for listening to scientists as it continues to pursue its COVID-19 elimination strategy. But it’s difficult to find any signs of significant investment in science in the recent budget…
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( CRRH-UEMOA) – La Caisse Régionale de Refinancement Hypothécaire (CRRH-UEMOA) a tenu le vendredi 30 avril 2021, sa 10ème Assemblée Générale Ordinaire, par visioconférence, sous la Présidence de Monsieur Younoussi TOURE, Président de son Conseil…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Bien que le coût des appareils dédiés soit encore assez onéreux pour la majorité des Kényans, Safaricom accélère son investissement dans la 5G. La société veut capitaliser sur le marché actuel relativement…
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