By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of rate hikes delivered by central banks in November picked up speed again as policy makers around the globe battle[...]
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Africa
Ghana to swap domestic debt in fight to regain economic stability
By Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana will launch a domestic debt exchange on Monday, its Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said, expressing confidence that the move would[...]
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Analysis-Ghana overhaul a test for $1 billion World Bank-backed debt
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – Ghana’s debt restructuring plans are set to test a $400 million World Bank guarantee which was designed to provide extra security if the West Afr[...]
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Oil prices could fall without further OPEC+ cut, analysts say
By Ahmad Ghaddar and Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC+ is widely expected to stick to its latest target of reducing oil production by 2 million barrels per day (bpd) when it meets on Sunda[...]
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Zambia on track for debt restructuring next quarter -finance minister
By Rachel Savage and Bhargav Acharya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Zambia is pushing hard to complete the restructuring of nearly $15 billion of external debt in the first quarter of 2023 and is “in a[...]
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IMF strategy chief heads to China, to focus on speeding up debt treatments
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund strategy chief Ceyla Pazarbasioglu said she will travel to China next week for high-level meetings, part of efforts to press the worl[...]
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U.S. senator presses FAA for details on Boeing 737 MAX alerting system
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. lawmaker wants details from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about the safety of the cockpit alerting system for the Boeing 737[...]
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Interpol confirms red notice for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos
LISBON (Reuters) – Global police agency Interpol confirmed on Wednesday it had issued a red notice for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the country’s former president, as[...]
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Emerging market policymakers dare to hope for brighter 2023
(Reuters) – Policymakers in Asia and Africa voiced growing economic optimism at a Reuters conference on Wednesday, chiming with a rally in emerging markets, an expected slowdown in U.S. rate hik[...]
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