Germans reluctant to open wallets despite easing inflation
Berlin (AFP) - The cost-of-living crisis may be easing in Germany but that has not sparked a shopping frenzy just ...
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Price hikes nibble at demand for Lindt chocolate
Zurich (AFP) - Premium Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli hiked its 2025 sales target as cocoa price hikes passed ...
Stocks head for positive end to week, Tokyo struggles ahead of vote
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note Friday, as investors took up New ...
Asian markets on course to end week on a positive note
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note Friday, as investors took up ...
Japan rice prices double, raising pressure on PM
Tokyo (AFP) - Rice prices in Japan soared 99. 2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further ...
Nigeria theme park offers escape from biting economy
Abuja (AFP) - Guests poured in through an entry gate on the ground floor of a castle. Inside, vendors dressed ...
Greek economy on rebound but many still struggling
Athens (AFP) - Greek barista Kyriakos Giannichronis has seen the headlines about his country's newly booming economy after years of ...
State oil company’s ‘financial strain’ compounds Nigeria’s fuel shortage
Lagos (AFP) - Weeks of fuel scarcities in Nigeria are compounding a cost-of-living crisis, with the state-run oil company acknowledging ...
Falling UK energy bills grab election spotlight
London (AFP) - Britain's energy regulator on Friday announced a fall in household bills from July, catapulting a key cost-of-living ...
Despite oil riches, Libyans hit by plummeting purchasing power
Tripoli (AFP) - Libya may sit on Africa's biggest oil reserves, but many families are struggling with rapidly rising consumer ...
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