By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – Nestle is piloting a scheme to give cash to coffee farmers who grow beans sustainably as part of its plan to halve greenhouse gas emissions in its coffee busi[...]
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Africa
Qatar records budget surplus of $5.4 billion in Q1 – state news agency
DUBAI (Reuters) -Qatar recorded a budget surplus of 19.7 billion Qatari riyals ($5.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2023, its state news agency said on Monday, citing the finance ministry. Total rev[...]
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Slump in global cashew demand pushes Ivory Coast industry to verge of collapse
By Ange Aboa KATIOLA, Ivory Coast (Reuters) – Drissa Dembele, a farmer and buyer of raw cashews, surveyed unshelled nuts he had spread out to dry on a tarpaulin in a dusty courtyard, unsure of w[...]
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Saudi to make new voluntary cuts as part of OPEC+ deal – source
LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will make new voluntary cuts as part of an OPEC+ deal, an OPEC+ source told Reuters on Sunday. Two other OPEC+ sources said the group is likely to agree a policy[...]
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Brazil poultry lobby sees little risk of nationwide export ban over bird flu
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Revised trade accords with most of Brazil’s trade partners, including China, make it unlikely the world’s largest chicken supplier will impose a nat[...]
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Explainer-Can a New York state law solve or trigger an emerging markets debt crisis?
By Rodrigo Campos and Jorgelina do Rosario NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A bill backed by debt justice campaigners and civil society groups advocating on behalf of economically distressed countries could[...]
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Unilever pivots to African suppliers as forex pressure mounts
By Seun Sanni and Richa Naidu ALAYIDE, Nigeria (Reuters) – Busari Kasali once lived with the fear that his cassava – a staple crop in his native Nigeria – would spoil before it got t[...]
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Boeing 737 MAX relatives may pursue pre-impact victim compensation claims
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering o[...]
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German tax fraud mastermind handed further 8-year jail sentence
WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) – Hanno Berger, a former tax inspector turned legal tax expert, was sentenced on Tuesday to eight years and three months in jail by a court in Wiesbaden, as the nati[...]
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