It’s two years since Kenyan president William Ruto, in what seemed like a political gamble, rolled out a government-run microcredit scheme popularised as the Hustler Fund. Worth 50 billion shillings (US$409 million) a year over…
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Jeroen Clicq has been appointed as executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He will represent the IMF’s Belgian-Dutch constituency on the organisation’s executive board. In addition to Belgium and the Netherlands, the Belgian-Dutch…
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By Nicole Jao and Gabrielle Ng SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Friday on signs demand in China, the world’s biggest crude importer, continues to underperform amid its uneven economic recovery. futures were down 65…
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Turmoil following presidential and parliamentary elections in Mozambique has been severe. Preliminary official results from the 2024 elections indicated a landslide win by the ruling party, Frelimo. These results are widely contested, with various reports…
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Police departments around the world are increasingly using body-worn cameras in an attempt to improve public trust and accountability. But this has created huge amounts of data, about 95% of which is never reviewed or…
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Chris Kirkham (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge…
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Although coverage of the 2024 election was dominated by the economy, taxes didn’t get much attention in the run-up to the vote. That’s a bit of a surprise, since 2025 will be a major year…
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The Australian government is developing legislation that will ban children under 16 from social media. There has been a huge public debate about whether there is sufficient direct evidence of harm to introduce this regulation.…
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E-krona adviser on offline trials, legislative changes and rollouts of CBDCs – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Sveriges Riksbank’s Johan Schmalholz speaks about latest CBDC developments on sidelines of…
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By Trixie Yap (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped in early trade on Thursday, reversing most of the previous session’s gains on a stronger dollar and worries of higher global output amid slow demand growth forecasts. futures…
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