ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
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Feb- 2021 -8 February
OIL PRICES MAKE RECOVERY TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS
The price of oil has recovered to its pre-pandemic levels having hit an all-time low last year. While demand for oil is still lower than normal, there are hopes of…
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8 February
NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA SET TO MAKE HISTORY WITH WTO
Having survived the murky waters of politics in Nigeria, where her mother was kidnapped to send her a message, and rising to number two at the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…
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6 February
ANT GROUP REACHES DEAL WITH CHINESE REGULATORS
Ant Group has agreed on a restructuring plan with China’s regulators that will turn the fintech giant into a financial holding company subject to capital requirements similar to those for…
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6 February
A COVID CATASTROPHE
In a meeting last week in the Europa building in Brussels, home of the European Union’s political leadership, diplomats for the 27 member states were desperate. The EU had paid…
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5 February
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4 February
MEET AMAZON’S NEW BOSS
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon boss later this year and handing the reins to a company executive few of the public will recognise. However, Andy Jassy, 53, is…
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3 February
JEFF BEZOS TO STEP DOWN AS CEO OF AMAZON
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is to step down as chief executive of the e-commerce giant that he started in his garage nearly 30 years ago. He will become executive chairman,…
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2 February
MYANMAR COUP LIKELY TO DAMAGE ITS ECONOMY
Businesses and analysts predict that the coup in Myanmar is likely to damage the country’s economy. Companies say the coup has already put billions worth of foreign investment at risk.…
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1 February
ASIAN FACTORIES SHOW MIXED PERFORMANCE
Manufacturing in China and Japan suffered in January, while South Korea and Taiwan saw improvement amid a resurgence in coronavirus infections, underscoring the fragile nature of the region’s economic recovery.…
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1 February
MYANMAR MILITARY SEIZES POWER
Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday (Feb 1) in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders…
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