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Old Mutual cède au groupe britannique Emple ses filiales d’assurance vie et générale au Nigeria

Old Mutual cède au groupe britannique Emple ses filiales d’assurance vie et générale au Nigeria

(Agence Ecofin) – Après la vente en janvier 2024 de sa filiale d’assurance à court terme en Tanzanie, Old Mutual poursuit son retrait de certains marchés africains. Le groupe, qui a pour 1er actionnaire le…

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Japan real wages fall for 23rd straight month in Feb By Reuters

Japan real wages fall for 23rd straight month in Feb By Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese workers’ real wages fell in February for a 23rd consecutive month, data showed on Monday, suggesting higher prices kept up pressure on consumers’ spending appetite. The wage trend is among the…

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Oil tumbles nearly 2% as Middle East tensions ease By Reuters

Oil tumbles nearly 2% as Middle East tensions ease By Reuters

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Monday, with Brent sliding under $90, as Middle East tensions eased after Israel withdrew more soldiers from southern Gaza and committed…

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conditions are ripe for replacement of the west African currency rooted in colonialism – expert

conditions are ripe for replacement of the west African currency rooted in colonialism – expert

At no point in history has the CFA franc – the name of a colonial currency used in west and central African countries belonging to the franc zone – been closer to its demise. Senegal…

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Online child safety laws could help or hurt – 2 pediatricians explain what’s likely to work and what isn’t

Online child safety laws could help or hurt – 2 pediatricians explain what’s likely to work and what isn’t

Society has a complicated relationship with adolescents. We want to protect them as children and yet launch them into adulthood. Adolescents face risks from testing out independence, navigating peer relationships, developing an identity and making…

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Les levées de fonds des start-up africaines ont baissé de 47% au 1er trimestre 2024, à 466 millions $

Les levées de fonds des start-up africaines ont baissé de 47% au 1er trimestre 2024, à 466 millions $

(Agence Ecofin) – Le secteur du transport et de la logistique a capté 32% du montant total des levées de fonds sur les trois premiers mois de l’année en cours, grâce notamment à la levée…

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Vodacom investit 25 millions $ dans la construction de son centre de données à Matola

Vodacom investit 25 millions $ dans la construction de son centre de données à Matola

(Agence Ecofin) – La demande en connectivité à haut débit continue de s’accélérer en Afrique. Les opérateurs télécoms multiplient les investissements pour renforcer leurs infrastructures et répondre à cette demande croissante.  L’opérateur télécoms Vodacom Mozambique…

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US, China need ‘tough’ conversations, Yellen tells Chinese premier By Reuters

US, China need ‘tough’ conversations, Yellen tells Chinese premier By Reuters

By David Lawder BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday raised her concerns about China’s excess industrial capacity with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, telling him that bilateral relations were now more stable because…

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Gold bulls eye more record highs despite lightning gains By Reuters

Gold bulls eye more record highs despite lightning gains By Reuters

By Polina Devitt LONDON (Reuters) -An upgraded gold price forecast for 2024 from Nicky Shiels, head of metals strategy at Swiss gold refinery MKS PAMP, drew an unexpected follow-up question this week from market participants.…

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Turkey’s economy is paying the price for years of policy mistakes

Turkey’s economy is paying the price for years of policy mistakes

For many years, it wasn’t the economy that determined voting behaviour in Turkey. The country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, won almost every election he contested despite a deteriorating economic outlook. This is commonly explained by…

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