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Chinese investors perplexed by India’s new foreign investment rules
NEW DELHI (The Southern African Times) - India’s plan to screen foreign direct investments from neighbouring...
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Our collective humanity is at stake: African Development Bank President
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina says an accelerated global health and economic effort is...
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South Africa unleashes largest ever spending plan
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a $26 billion fiscal stimulus package, the largest in his...
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Amazon launches data centre operations in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (The Southern African Times) - Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform of Amazon.com...
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Zambia to hold IMF talks as coronavirus worsens economic outlook
LUSAKA (The Southern African Times) - Zambia will hold talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
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China’s first-quarter GDP shrinks for first time on record
BEIJING (The Southern African Times) - China’s economy shrank in the March quarter for the first...
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South Africa rejects IMF program as central bank cuts rates
JOHANNESBURG (The Southern African Times) - South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni ruled out an International...
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Safaricom sees 70% jump in data usage as Kenyans stay at home due to coronavirus
NAIROBI (The Southern African Times) - Kenya’s top telecoms operator Safaricom has seen a 70% surge...
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IMF approves $1 bln in emergency aid for Ghana, $442 mln for Senegal
(The Southern African Times) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday said its executive board had...
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Coronavirus: OPEC, Russia approve ‘historic’ oil cut to support prices
Russia, OPEC, alongside other oil producing nations, agreed to the biggest-ever oil cut in output to...
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