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Baku Energy Week to host 267 companies from 39 countries
Azertag
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May 29, 2025
Baku, May 29, AZERTAC This year, the Baku Energy Week will host 267 companies from 39 countries, said Naila Aliyeva, Project Manager of Iteca Caspian company, during the press conference dedicated to the upcoming Baku Energy Week. “Alongside...
Baku Energy Week 2025 to host 267 companies from 39 countries
AzerNews
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May 29, 2025
This year, Baku Energy Week will host 267 companies from 39 countries. Azernews reports that this was stated by Naila Aliyeva, project manager of Iteca Caspian, shared this information at a press conference dedicated to Baku Energy Week. She...
Everton transfer experiment fails as problem position remains after Jack Grealish cameo
Liverpool Echo
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August 19, 2025
ECHO Everton reporter Chris Beesley has covered Everton and Liverpool both in the Premier League and abroad since 2005. He cut his teeth in professional sports journalism at the Ellesmere Port Pioneer and then the Welsh edition of the Daily Post,...
African Development Bank. Adesina leaves records for the next leader
Portugal Pulse
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May 27, 2025
The capital of the bank has tripled, from 93 billion dollars (81.8 billion euros) in 2015 to 318 billion dollars (279.7 billion euros) currently, an unprecedented achievement, stated Akinwumi Adesina during the opening of the African Development...
UNECA, UNCTAD Convene Regional Dialogue to Boost Climate Financing for African SIDS
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, May 27, 2025 (ENA) -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) opened a high-level regional dialogue aimed at enhancing access to external financing...
15 Countries with Highest Birth Rates According to World Bank
Tempo.co
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May 26, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Starting April 2026, the Japanese government plans to provide free delivery costs in all hospitals as part of a massive effort to address the declining birth rate crisis. This new policy is expected to help alleviate the burden...
Expert hails mutually beneficial trade ties between Guinea-Bissau, China
Xinhua News Agency
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BISSAU, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Trade relations between Guinea-Bissau and China are favorable and mutually beneficial, and both countries should deepen their cooperation, Bubacar Mane, a Guinea-Bissau expert in foreign trade, has said. "I advise...
Guinea-Bissau Backs Trade in National Currencies, Supports BRICS - Foreign Minister
Sputnik News
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September 29, 2024
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240929/guinea-bissau-backs-trade-in-national-currencies-supports-brics---foreign-minister-1120339814.html Guinea-Bissau Backs Trade in National Currencies, Supports BRICS - Foreign Minister Guinea-Bissau Backs Trade in...
Guinea-Bissau Backs Trade in National Currencies, Supports BRICS – Foreign Minister
South Africa Today
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September 29, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Guinea-Bissau is open to exploring bilateral trade in national currencies and supports BRICS, Guinea-Bissau Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Pinto Pereira told Sputnik. Sputnik News South Africa Today – World NewsThe...
Economist says impact of new US tariffs on Angola will be minimal
Ver Angola
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"Angolan exports depend very little on the United States of America [USA]. What Angola exports most to that country is oil, worth around 700 million dollars, and even there it is exempt," said the economist. Speaking to Lusa from Luanda, Flávio...
US vs China: Mapping Trade Dominance In Africa
Zero Hedge
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China has steadily expanded its global trade footprint and now surpasses the U.S. as the leading trading partner in many regions around the world. In Africa, for instance, China overtook the U.S. as the continent’s top trading partner back in...
A Roadmap for Capitalizing on AI Transformation Opportunities in the Banking Sector
Banking Dive
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ECOWAS ministers unite to strengthen trade, industry, investment cooperation
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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May 16, 2025
The 4th Joint Meeting of ECOWAS Ministers of Trade and Industry has concluded with a strong call for economic diversification, industrial growth and regional collaboration. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, at the...
ECOWAS Ministers Strategise To Strengthen Trade, Industry, Investment Cooperation
Daily Independent
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May 16, 2025
Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has urged ECOWAS Ministers of Trade and Industry to fortify their industrial bases and cultivate new partnerships in response to recent disruptions. Dr Jumoke stated this during the...
Guinea-Bissau: coups, cashews, cocaine
Modern Ghana
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Portuguese-speaking Guinea-Bissau -- gripped for months by tensions over claims the president's mandate has expired -- is one of the most unstable and putsch-prone countries in the world. The poor west African nation's chronic instability has made...
Trump Leaned On African Countries To Get Business For Elon Musk
Crooks and Liars
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May 17, 2025
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting Highlights “Maximum Pressure”: The State Department conducted a monthslong campaign to...
West African countries to boost regional development, facilitate economic growth
Xinhua News Agency
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ABIDJAN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Ivorian government to establish a representative office in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. The bank, the...
U.S. vs. China: Mapping Trade Dominance in Africa (2003-2023)
Visual Capitalist
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May 16, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Trade With Africa: China vs. U.S. This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a...
Guinea-Bissau’s political crisis: a nation on the brink of authoritarianism
The Conversation
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March 27, 2025
Guinea-Bissau faces a deep political crisis. For several years, the small west African nation has endured growing tensions between political institutions and there’s now a strong climate of uncertainty. Guinea-Bissau’s general elections had been...
Online webinar: Navigating economic stagnation in South Africa
Zawya
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South Africa’s unemployment crisis remains a serious challenge. Prof. Gabila Nubong, economist and senior lecturer at North-West University According to Statistics South Africa, the official unemployment rate dropped slightly to 31.9% in the...