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Stagflation risk rises amid sharp slowdown in growth magnified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and COVID-19 economic turmoil, World Bank says
Compounding the damage from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has magnified the slowdown in the global economy,...
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Eight takeaways from 2022 World Economic Forum in Davos
The 2022 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has come and gone, and the attention has now turned to the myriad...
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Joe Biden reacts to low unemployment insurance claims: America is back to work
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday reacted to new unemployment insurance claims, saying that "America is back to...
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Top Biden official suggests China is no match for the U.S. when it comes to doing ‘sustainable’ business in Africa
United States Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment, Jose W. Fernandez, who traveled to South Africa...
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Africa’s only COVID-19 vaccine production plant Aspen Pharmacare may have to shut down as no one wants to buy their Johnson & Johnson vaccine too risky to be used in the U.S. because of a dangerous clotting condition called ‘thrombosis’
Africa’s only COVID-19 vaccine production plant, Aspen Pharmacare, located in South Africa, may finally have to shut down as no...
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Ease of doing business has improved in Angola under President João Lourenço, American business leaders tell visiting Biden delegation
The ease of doing business in Angola has improved under President João Lourenço, American business leaders in the country reported...
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Blinken makes first trip to North Africa amid raging anger from U.S. Congress over weapons sales to Morocco
United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will be making his first official trip to North Africa since he...
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U.S. pauses $450 million energy sector partnership with Burkina Faso over coup, backs ECOWAS and AU actions, calls for release of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
The United States government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) on Monday announced that it had halted activity related to Burkina Faso’s $450...
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2021 was a year like no other for Western and Central Africa – perspective by Ousmane Diagana
As the first month of the year draws to a close, I would like to express my best wishes to...
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G7 development finance institutions create ‘Africa Resilience Investment Accelerator’ to boost investment in fragile states
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and partner development finance institutions funded by the G7 nations, including the UK’s development...
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