Uganda, StanChart sign agreement for €110 million road financing
(Reuters) – Uganda has signed a €110.5 million ($126.1 million) agreement with the local unit of international lender Standard Chartered…
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Investors have regained appetite for Zambia after default, Citi says
(Reuters) – Zambia’s mining, energy and agriculture sectors have drawn significant investor interest as the government’s fiscal consolidation gains traction…
South African rand slips on risk aversion before manufacturing PMI, car sales data
(Reuters) – The South African rand slipped in early trade on Wednesday, pressured by global risk aversion tied to fading…
World shares ease, yields rise as yen hits 40-year low
(Reuters) – World shares started the third quarter cautiously on Wednesday ahead of key U.S. jobs data, as uncertainty over…
A million vintage loans slow Greece’s economic recovery
When Greece’s debt crisis struck in 2009, George, owner of a jewellery shop outside Athens, found himself saddled with a…
A million vintage loans slow Greece’s economic recovery
When Greece’s debt crisis struck in 2009, George, owner of a jewellery shop outside Athens, found himself saddled with a…
Is Germany looking again at coal-powered electricity?
They have a word for it in German – kohleausstieg, which means “coal phase out”. Germany is the biggest user…
The legal fight to get equal pay for Germany’s disabled workers
A test case before a German court could have implications for hundreds of thousands of disabled people in the country…
Why $20 durians are now being sold at half price – or given away for free
For days now, a long line has been snaking around the two blocks leading up to the Durian Ninja fruit…
We had packed lunches every day for 10 years and retired at 40
Every winter, Alan and Katie Donegan would avoid turning on the heating at their home in the south of England.…