Ghana generates over 80% of its export revenues from three primary commodities – gold, crude oil and cocoa exports. It is classified by UNCTAD as commodity dependent, making it vulnerable to sharp drops in commodity…
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It’s early days in my tenure as Australia’s Chief Scientist but I have already been struck by how central science is to the national policy agenda. I knew this as an observer, but since I…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Dans le cadre de sa stratégie visant à renforcer ses opérations en Afrique du Sud et en Europe, le fonds Investec a convenu de vendre ses parts détenues dans UK Fund, son…
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(MICROSAVE CONSULTING) – En avril 2020, après quelques semaines de couvre-feu national imposé par le gouvernement du Sénégal, la vie d’Oumar (prénom changé) s’est effondrée. Il est devenu l’un des milliers d’agents de dépôts et…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden hosts White House event on effort to produce more coronavirus vaccine in Washington By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans will see the first direct deposits from President…
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© Reuters. By Geoffrey Smith Investing.com — Crude oil prices drifted lower on Friday as rising interest rates started to chip away at this week’s on-off rally in risk assets. By 10:45 AM ET (1545 GMT),…
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The world needs to make positive changes and set the path for sustainable recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. Speaking virtually to the members of…
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As vaccination programmes allow for the gradual lifting of social restrictions, the revival of the live music industry is low on the list of priorities. This is perhaps understandable when you think of the risks…
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On March 2, 2021, Microsoft published information about four critical vulnerabilities in its widely used Exchange email server software that are being actively exploited. It also released security updates for all versions of Exchange back…
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(Agence Ecofin) – L’association des opérateurs télécoms du Nigéria annonce qu’elle va suspendre les services USSD aux banques et établissements financiers à partir de lundi prochain, à cause d’une dette cumulée de 42 milliards de…
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