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Exclusive: Saudi Aramco in talks with banks to borrow about $10 billion

Exclusive: Saudi Aramco in talks with banks to borrow about $10 billion

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Saudi Aramco logo is pictured at the oil facility in Abqaiq 2/2 By Yousef Saba, Clara Denina and Davide Barbuscia DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco , the world’s largest oil…

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5 ways to understand coronavirus graphs

5 ways to understand coronavirus graphs

Wrapping your head around the scale of a global pandemic is not easy, and the volume of stats and data can be bewildering. What, for instance, are we to make of the fact Australia recorded…

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the economic recovery won’t only be U-shaped – it’ll look like a wheelbarrow

the economic recovery won’t only be U-shaped – it’ll look like a wheelbarrow

The economic effects of the coronavirus crisis will be severe but short-lived, according to much of the recent commentary. The cautious revival in stock markets points in the same direction, while recent polling suggests that…

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la NCC a engagé la construction de quatre parcs technologiques, sur les six prévus

la NCC a engagé la construction de quatre parcs technologiques, sur les six prévus

(Agence Ecofin) – Sur les six parcs technologiques que la Commission des communications du  Nigeria (NCC) a prévu de construire, « quatre sont déjà engagés », a déclaré Umar Garba Danbatta, le vice-président exécutif  de la NCC,…

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Exclusive: BOJ considering steps to ease funding strains in April

Exclusive: BOJ considering steps to ease funding strains in April

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man runs past the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will discuss taking further steps to ease corporate funding strains at this month’s…

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Le capital-investisseur SPE Capital finalise l’acquisition de la société pharmaceutique marocaine Saham Pharma

Le capital-investisseur SPE Capital finalise l’acquisition de la société pharmaceutique marocaine Saham Pharma

(Agence Ecofin) – SPE Capital Partners (SPE Capital), une firme de private equity dirigée par Nabil Triki et disposant de représentations en Tunisie, au Maroc, en Egypte et en Côte d’Ivoire, a annoncé la finalisation…

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Gold’s Powerful Rally Has Bulls Setting Their Sights on $1,800 By Bloomberg

Gold’s Powerful Rally Has Bulls Setting Their Sights on $1,800 By Bloomberg

© Bloomberg. An employee holds a gold bar weighing 12.5 kilograms in the precious metals vault at Pro Aurum KG in Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Gold rose for a third day after…

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Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?

Why is it so hard to stop COVID-19 misinformation spreading on social media?

Even before the coronavirus arrived to turn life upside down and trigger a global infodemic, social media platforms were under growing pressure to curb the spread of misinformation. Last year, Facebook cofounder and chief executive…

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What is the SBA? An unheralded agency faces the unprecedented task of saving America’s small businesses

What is the SBA? An unheralded agency faces the unprecedented task of saving America’s small businesses

The coronavirus pandemic is devastating small businesses across the U.S. because of shelter-in-place orders that have forced millions to temporarily close. So far, Congress has devoted more than US$375 billion to helping restaurants, retailers and…

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STC rallonge de 90 jours l’opération d’acquisition des part de Vodafone Group dans Vodafone

STC rallonge de 90 jours l’opération d’acquisition des part de Vodafone Group dans Vodafone

(Agence Ecofin) – Saudi Telecom Company (STC), l’opérateur historique des télécommunications d’Arabie Saoudite, annonce avoir rallongé de 90 jours la durée de l’opération d’acquisition des 55% de parts de Vodafone Group dans sa filiale d’Egypte.…

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