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Kenya
S&P says increasing debt largest threat to the Kenyan economy
Piling public debt poses the largest risk to Kenya’s economy in the medium term, an analyst at credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has said.
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Kenya
Kenya lifts poultry ban for 3 large Ugandan export firms
Three firms allowed to bring in chickens under tight safety demands.
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USA
Korean stocks open higher on foreign buying
South Korean stocks opened higher Thursday helped by foreign buying. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. The benc
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Egitto Turchia
Between 20,000 and 50,000 continue to live under dire humanitarian conditions in Raqqa City
Source: UN Children's Fund Country: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyWater and electricity have been reportedly cut off for more than a month, forcing people to collect unsafe water. Unexploded ordnance and landmines continue to be a serious safety concern. Highlights About 20,000 to 50,000 people in Syria’s Raqqa city continue ...
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Bolivia Guatemala El Salvador
Nuevo estudio examina los vínculos entre la emigración y la inseguridad alimentaria en el Corredor Seco de Centroamérica
Source: World Food Programme Country: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, United States of AmericaEl estudio muestra una tendencia de personas jóvenes y personas más vulnerables de abandonar zonas de inseguridad alimentaria, especialmente en zonas secas en El Salvador, Guatemala, y Honduras.WASHINGTON, D.C. – Un nuevo estudio interagencial publicado hoy encuentra la correlación ...
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Malta
Contraband offensive: Inspectors target boat fuelling station, seacraft in Comino
Customs officers have lifted diesel samples from a boat fueling station in Mġarr harbour and a number of boats in Comino and Mġarr as part of a clampdown on contraband diesel. The inspections were part of an offensive against contraband by the Customs Department. Over the past week, the department said it ...
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Malta
Holding an event is no party - DJ lobbies to change laws
A “prohibitive” €11,000 bank guarantee and a number of other hoops party organisers have to jump through to hold an event did not make sense, according to a DJ lobbying for legal changes. Joven Grech, better known by his stage name, Tenishia, told the Times of Malta he had been holding ...
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Malta
10 years of financial journalism
My first contribution in the media as part of my part-time financial journalism duties was in early 2007 when I had decided to publish a review of a company’s financial statements after reading a misleading article in the press. When contemplating a topic for my 500th article, I thought of looking ...
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Malta
HSBC Malta creating futurebusiness leaders with JAYE Malta
Summer is a great time to relax and recharge, but it’s also an excellent chance for students to get work experience – 13 promising students are doing exactly that by using their holidays to work at HSBC Bank Malta and maximising their chances of future success. The programme is part of ...
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USA
Euro, bond yields rise on buoyant business surveys
The European single currency and euro zone government bond yields rose yesterday after a survey showed the bloc’s manufacturing businesses had their best month of growth in six-and-a-half years. US stocks looked set to open lower, with Wall Street futures down 0.3 per cent. Forecast-beating surveys in the euro zone’s two biggest ...