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Beijing vows to ease local government debt woes after key meeting
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese officials pledged Friday to help ease debt pressure on local governments through reforms to the tax...
Japan sees 1 mn more tourists post-pandemic, new half-year record
Tokyo (AFP) - Japan welcomed a million more foreign visitors in the first half of 2024 compared to pre-pandemic levels,...
Japan inflation rises slightly to 2.6% in June
Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese inflation was slightly higher in June, with prices rising 2. 6 percent on-year compared with 2
Nigerian president to hike minimum wage as living costs rise
Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed on Thursday to more than double the monthly minimum wage to...
ECB leaves September options ‘wide open’ after rate pause
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank is keeping options "wide open" for September, president Christine Lagarde said, after...
Cautious ECB opts for summer rate pause
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank held borrowing costs steady Thursday, giving policymakers more time to assess progress...
China’s leaders vow to fight ‘risks’ plaguing economy
Beijing (AFP) - Beijing's leaders vowed Thursday to resolve "risks" plaguing China's economy, but were yet to offer any concrete...
Ivory Coast tilts economy from farming to natural resources
Abidjan (AFP) - The discovery of huge deposits of natural resources including oil, gas and gold in the Ivory Coast...
‘I feel empty’: Cambodians on canal route await fate
PREK TAKEO (Cambodia) (AFP) - Food stand owner Dem Mech wells up as he sits in the yard of the...
Cambodia looks to ‘breathe’ with controversial new canal
Prek Takeo (AFP) - Dust covers everything in Lim Tong Eng's yard, thrown up by excavators toiling next door to...
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