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Nigeria seeks to cash in on soaring cocoa prices
Abuja (AFP) - Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with...
‘Grieving’: US federal workers thrown into uncertain job market
Washington (AFP) - Unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by President Donald Trump's billionaire advisor Elon Musk are sending...
Trump’s tariff rollback brings limited respite as new levies loom
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump imposed vast tariffs this week on key partners Canada and Mexico, roiling cross-border...
US Fed chair flags policy uncertainty, in no rush to adjust rates
Washington (AFP) - US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged high uncertainty Friday surrounding President Donald Trump's economic policies and...
Greenland’s mining bonanza still a distant promise
Nuuk (AFP) - Before it could cast its first gold bar, Amaroq had to build a port and housing, repair...
Trump tariffs: What’s been done and what is to come?
Paris (AFP) - It was another roller-coaster week in US President Donald Trump's trade war as tariffs against China came...
US hiring misses expectations in February as jobs market faces pressure
Washington (AFP) - The United States added fewer jobs than expected in February and unemployment ticked up, government data showed...
Japan, Britain stress free trade in Tokyo talks
Tokyo (AFP) - Britain and Japan stressed the importance of free trade in talks in Tokyo on Friday amid an escalating...
Sri Lanka signs $2.5b debt deal with Japan
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan Friday to restructure $2. 5 billion in loans, marking the...
China to ‘firmly counter’ US trade pressure, foreign minister warns
Beijing (AFP) - China's foreign minister on Friday vowed Beijing would "firmly counter" US pressure, after Donald Trump heaped tariffs...
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