Informal cross-border trade, which includes smuggling, is hugely important for survival in, around and beyond border regions. Across the border between Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo informal trade pays the bills and puts food…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Le Mobile Money est en plein essor à travers l’Afrique, accéléré par la Covid-19 qui a davantage révélé l’importance des opérations financières sur mobile et en ligne. MTN qui est relativement novice…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Representations of the virtual currency Bitcoin and Ethereum stand on a motherboard in this picture illustration taken May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency miners, including HashCow and BTC.TOP, have…
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© Reuters. By Gina Lee Investing.com – Oil was up Monday morning in Asia, with investor sentiment boosted by signs of the U.S.’ continuing economic recovery from COVID-19 and the improved outlook for fuel demand.…
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COVID-19 has accelerated the growth in the digital economy through a dramatic increase in working from home, online shopping, digital entertainment, online services, among other areas. Ideas such as telemigration in which people from different…
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Despite their widespread reputation as a “safer” alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes (also known as electronic cigarettes or vapes) are far from harmless, particularly for adolescents, whose developing brains may suffer lifelong adverse effects from nicotine-containing…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Sortie presque indemne de la crise sanitaire, Ecobank CI va continuer sa politique de distribution généreuse. A l’instar de ses investisseurs, les administrateurs de la deuxième plus grosse filiale du groupe basé…
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(Agence Ecofin) – La sanction fait suite à une procédure ouverte en octobre 2020 à son encontre par l’Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et des Postes (ARCEP). Il était reproché à l’opérateur de téléphonie…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: SoftBank Corp. placard is prepared during a ceremony to mark the company’s debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo By Sam Nussey TOKYO…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com — The biggest farce in the oil market, one which OPEC ignores with impunity, might be nearing its end: U.S. sanctions on Iranian crude. The Biden administration is trying…
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