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Credit and credibility: rating agency errors come with a cost

Credit and credibility: rating agency errors come with a cost

The rating agency S&P Global’s Africa Credit Rating Trends 2025 reviews the past year’s rating activities and analyses the continent’s prospects for 2026. It is an important document because it interprets underlying drivers of creditworthiness.…

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Hyun Song Shin nominated as Bank of Korea governor

Hyun Song Shin nominated as Bank of Korea governor

The Bank for International Settlements’ former top economist, Hyun Song Shin, has been nominated to lead South Korea’s central bank.  President Lee Jae-myung nominated Shin for the role on March 22, according to a statement.…

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Fake QR codes make for easy scams – be careful what you scan out there

Fake QR codes make for easy scams – be careful what you scan out there

It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit…

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Peru faces record field in election, corruption and crime top voter concerns

Peru faces record field in election, corruption and crime top voter concerns

Peru faces record field in election, corruption and crime top voter concerns by : Reuters Source link

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Countries suffer when credit rating agencies lack data: how to fix the problem at source

Countries suffer when credit rating agencies lack data: how to fix the problem at source

Some developing country governments spend years making the reforms that international financial institutions want – only to find that their efforts are not rewarded. They may make budgets more transparent, publish their debt obligations, set…

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Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive

Artemis II crew will endure 3,000°C on re-entry. A hypersonics expert explains how they will survive

After successfully completing their mission to the Moon, the Artemis II crew are about to return to Earth. The four astronauts set a new record for how far humans have travelled from Earth, reaching a…

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Gold prices tick lower as traders weigh renewed Middle East tensions

Gold prices tick lower as traders weigh renewed Middle East tensions by : Investing.com Source link

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Why Americans are buying $22 smoothies despite feeling terrible about the economy

Why Americans are buying $22 smoothies despite feeling terrible about the economy

Americans are skipping restaurant dinners, delaying car purchases and scouring for grocery deals. Amid tariff anxiety and broader stress over affordability, consumer confidence has dropped to levels not seen in over a decade, according to…

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CBDCs crucial to safeguarding financial system – panel

CBDCs crucial to safeguarding financial system – panel

Central bank digital currencies will have an important role to play in the financial system as technology evolves, monetary policy-makers have said. In a panel on the future of digital payments at the Central Banking…

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Are we ever truly free to make decisions? New study tracks a universal process in the brain

Are we ever truly free to make decisions? New study tracks a universal process in the brain

Imagine you’re in line at your favourite bakery, deciding whether to have a doughnut or a tart. You weigh them up, the doughnut wins, and you settle on that. By the time you’re at the…

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