Cuban minister resigns after downplaying poverty
Havana (AFP) - The labor minister in economically depressed Cuba resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over her claim that people ...
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Cuban president addresses anger over ‘there are no beggars’ claim
Havana (AFP) - Cuba's president was forced to step in Tuesday after a minister's assertion that "there are no beggars" ...
Ukraine’s Zelensky proposes new PM, defence minister in major reshuffle
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday proposed a new prime minister and defence minister, part of ...
Barry Callebaut cuts outlook as chocolate sales volumes melt away
Zurich (AFP) - The world's top industrial supplier of chocolate, Barry Callebaut, revised its financial guidance lower on Thursday as ...
Nigeria’s Tinubu signs major tax overhaul
Abuja (AFP) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed four landmark bills into law aiming to overhaul the country's ...
Nigeria’s Tinubu signs major tax overhaul
Abuja (AFP) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday signed four landmark bills into law aiming to overhaul the country's ...
How Trumponomics has shaken global markets
Paris (AFP) - US President Donald Trump has taken just a few months since his election to upend global financial ...
Bolivia risks debt default without new funding: president to AFP
La Paz (AFP) - Bolivia, battling an economic crisis that has plunged it into social unrest, risks defaulting on its ...
Betraying the revolution: Cuban students reject dollarization
Havana (AFP) - It took a steep hike in mobile internet tariffs to unleash a rebellion among Cuban students on ...
March quake to drive 2.5% drop in Myanmar GDP, says World Bank
Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's economy is set to shrink 2. 5 percent in the 2025/26 financial year, largely as a ...
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