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Venezuela’s Oil: How Much the US Really Wants and the Challenges Ahead
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims that escalating US pressure is motivated by Washington’s interest in the South American nation’s…
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World Bank Sounds Alarm as Global Standards Reshape Trade, Leaving Developing Nations Behind
A fast-growing maze of international standards governing products, technology and trade is quietly redrawing the global economic map, granting…
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Developing Nations Lost $741Billion to Debt Outflows in Three Years — World Bank
Developing countries entered 2025 with one of the harshest debt and financing environments in half a century, as new World…
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Meta Begins Removing Under-16s Ahead of Australia’s Social Media Ban
Meta has begun removing children under 16 from Instagram, Facebook and Threads just days before Australia’s new nationwide ban…
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Afreximbank Secures $527m in Oversubscribed Samurai Bond Amid Strong Japanese Demand
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has strengthened its footprint in Japan’s capital markets after successfully securing JPY 81.8 billion (approximately…
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IMF Chief Warns Global Economy Is “Better Than Feared, Worse Than Needed” At Historic G20 Summit in SA
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says the global economy is showing resilience but remains constrained by low…
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China Signals Stronger Partnership with South Africa, Offers Expanded Market Access and Investment Support
China is prepared to work closely with South Africa to strengthen political trust and deepen cooperation across key sectors,…
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Gates Foundation Commits $1.4bn to Support Climate Adaptation in African and South Asian Farming Communities
Communities across Africa and South Asia that rely on rain-fed agriculture are facing increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, affecting food…
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Trump Tariffs Face Supreme Court Test That Could Reshape US Trade Policy
A major legal battle over former President Donald Trump’s trade strategy begins this week as the US Supreme Court…
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Developing Nations to Host 85% of Global Population by 2050 — World Bank Warns of Jobs Challenge
By 2050, over 85 percent of the world’s population will live in developing countries, a shift that is already…
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