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Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

Global demand for cashews is booming. How Ghana can take advantage to create jobs

The global cashew industry has grown rapidly over the last decade, driven by increasing consumption of cashew nuts around the world. And the market for raw cashews is forecast to continue growing at an annual…

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Personality traits may drive our ideas about fairness and sharing

Personality traits may drive our ideas about fairness and sharing

Disputes over fairness can create conflict. Families squabble over inheritances, societies polarise around the question of how to distribute wealth fairly, and nations become mired in territorial quarrels. Many of these disputes stem from different…

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Book notes: Robert Triffin, by Ivo Maes with Ilaria Pasotti

Book notes: Robert Triffin, by Ivo Maes with Ilaria Pasotti

Ivo Maes with Ilaria Pasotti, Robert Triffin: a life, Oxford University Press, 2021, 256 pages The unassuming subtitle of this book captures an extraordinarily influential life. Best known for identifying the Triffin dilemma, Robert Triffin’s work…

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Oil Down 2% as Wall Street Tumbles on China Contagion Worry By Investing.com

Oil Down 2% as Wall Street Tumbles on China Contagion Worry By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Global oil markets tumbled as much as 2% Monday as Wall Street cratered amid worries about a China debt crisis that triggered a flight to safety among investors.…

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More companies pledge ‘net-zero’ emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?

More companies pledge ‘net-zero’ emissions to fight climate change, but what does that really mean?

You’ll probably hear the term “net-zero emissions” a lot over the coming weeks as government leaders and CEOs, under pressure, talk about how they’ll reduce their countries’ or businesses’ impact on climate change. Amazon, for…

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We managed to toilet train cows (and they learned faster than a toddler). It could help combat climate change

We managed to toilet train cows (and they learned faster than a toddler). It could help combat climate change

Can we toilet train cattle? Would we want to? The answer to both of these questions is yes — and doing so could help us address issues of water contamination and climate change. Cattle urine…

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Oil falls to $74 on risk-averse mood, U.S. Gulf output By Reuters

Oil falls to $74 on risk-averse mood, U.S. Gulf output By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) -Oil dropped more than…

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African farmers and agribusinesses need fair access to markets in face of climate change

African farmers and agribusinesses need fair access to markets in face of climate change

Southern and Eastern Africa face the twin challenges of growing agricultural production to meet food demand while adapting to extreme weather. And climate change makes addressing these challenges extremely urgent. Southern Africa is a climate…

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Undersea internet cables connect Pacific islands to the world. But geopolitical tension is tugging at the wires

Undersea internet cables connect Pacific islands to the world. But geopolitical tension is tugging at the wires

If you’ve ever emailed a resort in Fiji or Vanuatu about that long-awaited holiday, it’s likely your email travelled through an undersea internet cable. Such cables carry much of the internet traffic around the globe,…

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African governors discuss concerns over rising debt

African governors discuss concerns over rising debt

The governors of a number of African central banks debated the serious challenge that Africa’s rising debt could pose to financial stability at an annual congress last week, with most believing that rising borrowing will…

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