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US allows Cuban entrepreneurs conditional banking access
Washington (AFP) - Private sector entrepreneurs in Cuba will be able to establish US bank accounts which they can remotely...
US announces ‘guardrails’ for controversial carbon markets
Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration announced new "guardrails" to help ensure carbon offset markets are actually effective, in...
New Caledonia unrest pushes nickel sector deeper into crisis
Noumea (AFP) - Weeks of unrest in New Caledonia have plunged the archipelago's nickel industry, already on government life support,...
US to unveil ‘guardrails’ needed for carbon markets to succeed
Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's administration is set Tuesday to unveil "guardrails" it says will ensure that carbon offset...
Shanghai lifts home-buying curbs to boost property sector
Shanghai (AFP) - Shanghai has relaxed rules on buying property in the city, as local governments across China aim to...
Shanghai lifts home-buying curbs to boost property sector
Shanghai (AFP) - Shanghai has relaxed rules on buying property in the city, as local governments across China aim to...
Brazil’s new Petrobras chief calls to speed up oil exploration
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - The new boss of Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it was crucial that the state-run company...
World’s island states blame richest countries for climate threats
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Extremely vulnerable to climate change, not rich enough to stop it on their own,...
Debt, suicide, fraud: South Koreans hit by real estate scams
Seoul (AFP) - For a decade, Park Hyeon-su lived in a windowless micro-apartment in Seoul, working double shifts and saving...
World’s island states meet to confront climate, fiscal challenges
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Extremely vulnerable to climate change, not rich enough to stop it on their own,...
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