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Putin hails Russia's strong 2024 economic growth
Russia reported strong economic growth for 2024 on Friday as record spending on the military offensive against Ukraine ...
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South Africa’s ‘ticking time bomb’
South Africa faces a crisis that is described as a “ticking time bomb” by a macroeconomist at Rand Merchant Bank.
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Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Raises US$400 million in Shariah-compliant Commodity Murabaha facility to fund African Infrastructure
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The Bank of England’s slashed its growth forecast but the FTSE 100 doesn’t seem to care!
On the day the UK’s central bank halved its forecast for growth in 2025, the FTSE 100 reached a record high. What’s going on?
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South Africa’s plan to take R20 billion a year from successful businesses and give it to BEE firms
Transformation fund for black businesses will get R20 billion a year over the next five years, says Ramaphosa.
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SONA 2025, AI and South Africa’s leadership: Why the national AI strategy can’t wait
Why the national AI strategy can’t waitBy Nazareen Ebrahim, AI Ethics and Communications SpecialistIssued by Naz Consulting InternationalJohannesburg, 07 Feb 2025Visit our press officeAs South Africa ...
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The Rise of China’s Soft Power
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s gutting of U.S.A.I.D. will weaken Washington’s reach, but America was already losing the fight ...
The USAID shutdown could make China more powerful. Beijing is already pouring billions into countries around the world.
The end of USAID could mean more space for China to expand globally. BI analyzed where China invests the most and how it ...
South African rand steady as president promises reforms
South Africa's rand was steady in early trading on Friday, after President Cyril Ramaphosa said his government would launch a ...
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Nigeria remains Africa’s largest economy, says World Bank
The World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Dr. Ndiame Diop, has confirmed that Nigeria remains the largest economy in ...
Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work
In 2019 then-President Trump signed a memorandum launching a new "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" Initiative aimed ...
South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U_S_ counterpart Donald Trump by saying in his ...