A number of rating agencies have downgraded emerging market economies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their actions have raised the question: why do so during a crisis? This is not the first time ratings agencies have…
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If you want to solve a problem quickly it helps to get many minds working together to find a solution, and that’s what happens in a hackathon. It usually involves teams of people working over…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Le groupe agro-industriel Olam a obtenu une facilité d’un montant total de 176 millions $. Cette facilité est constituée d’un prêt de 120 millions $ remboursable sur une période de 5 années et d’un…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows a well head and a drilling rig in Irkutsk Region By Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia raised oil and gas condensate output in April to 46.45 million…
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(Agence Ecofin) – La municipalité de Windhoek veut développer l’infrastructure à haut débit de la capitale, dont elle veut également faire une ville intelligente afin de tirer des revenus de l’industrie du numérique. Elle est…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: File photo of people walking by the JP Morgan & Chase Co. building in New York By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – New York City’s pension fund leader claimed a win on…
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Governors around the country are attempting to restart the economy by easing restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The prospect of returning to “normal” amid a pandemic has businesses lobbying Congress…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Deux importantes sources de revenus pour les banques commerciales de la Communauté économique et monétaire d’Afrique centrale (CEMAC) sont en difficulté, du fait de la baisse des prix du pétrole sur le…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune arrives for the opening of the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis…
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Since its release on Sunday, experts and members of the public alike have raised privacy concerns with the federal government’s COVIDSafe mobile app. The contact tracing app aims to stop COVID-19’s spread by “tracing” interactions…
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