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Economy
Gaza economy shrank by more than 80% in 4th quarter due to conflict: World Bank
Washington (AFP) - The Israel-Hamas war has had a "catastrophic" impact on Gaza's infrastructure and caused its economy to contract...
US home sales tick up in January on lower mortgage rates
Washington (AFP) - Existing home sales in the United States crept up in January, according to industry data released Thursday,...
Turkey ends tightening cycle, keeps interest rate at 45%
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's central bank maintained its key interest rate at 45 percent on Thursday, marking the end of...
Financial security, not fine art, helps drive Japan stocks to record high
Tokyo (AFP) - Before Japan's asset bubble catastrophically burst in the early 1990s, stockbroker Ryuta Otsuka remembers waving a 10,000-yen...
US Fed divided on risk of cutting rates too soon: minutes
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve was divided in January over the risks of cutting interest rates too soon...
Brazil condemns ‘paralysis’ on Gaza, Ukraine at tense G20 meeting
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazil criticized the "paralysis" of the UN Security Council on the wars in Gaza and...
South Africa hikes taxes and social spending before vote
Cape Town (AFP) - South Africa plans to hike taxes and increase spending on social grants ahead of a general...
Kosovo’s Serbs hit by lines, limited withdrawals after currency ban
Mitrovica (Kosovo) (AFP) - Long lines snaked around banks in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, as ethnic Serbs waited to receive...
Germany cuts 2024 growth forecast as economic woes pile up
Berlin (AFP) - The German government slashed its growth forecast for 2024 on Wednesday, warning that Europe's largest economy was...
Food watchdog lodges complaint over Nestle mineral water ‘fraud’
Paris (AFP) - Consumer watchdog Foodwatch said it was filing a legal complaint Wednesday against food giant Nestle and another...
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