Once again, African countries are confronting overwhelming debt burdens. According to the most recent World Bank debt statistics, they owe a total of $493.6 billion in long term debt to their foreign official and commercial…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Santiago 2/2 By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging market central banks are launching asset purchase programmes to help mitigate the economic impact…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Filtisac, une société opérant en Côte d’Ivoire et qui revendique le leadership du marché de l’emballage agricole en Afrique de l’Ouest francophone, a annoncé un résultat d’exploitation de 475 millions FCFA au…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub By Shu Zhang and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices reversed course to edge lower…
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The Australian government will need to correct earlier misstatements and improve privacy protections to gain the trust of the millions of Australians being called on to download the COVIDSafe contact tracing app. The draft Privacy…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Le ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche scientifique et de l’Innovation, Alkassoum Maïga, a lancé officiellement le programme « Un étudiant, un ordinateur », le jeudi 30 avril 2020 à Ouagadougou. Selon le…
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Working from home has become the “new normal” for many of us during the COVID-19 pandemic. While this clearly has its downsides, one group in particular may benefit a great deal: people with disabilities. This…
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy will face a deepening set of problems if the economic shutdown and pandemic persist deep into the second half of the year, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard…
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© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – The rumbling on the Street is that oil has hit bottom and can only go up, and industry data due later today, along with the government’s weekly report…
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(Agence Ecofin) – Le groupe sud-africain spécialisé dans la franchise de restaurants, Famous Brands, a révélé dans une note publiée le 4 mai 2020, les premiers impacts des mesures restrictives mises en place dans certains…
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