Nigerian president to hike minimum wage as living costs rise
Abuja (AFP) - Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed on Thursday to more than double the monthly minimum wage to ...
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Pakistan pledges $7 billion IMF aid deal will be its last
Islamabad (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund has agreed to loan Pakistan $7 billion to bolster its faltering economy, with ...
Pakistan reaches $7 bn aid deal with IMF
Islamabad (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said it reached a new $7 billion loan deal with Pakistan in a ...
Day labourers seek dwindling jobs pre-dawn in Shanghai suburb
Shanghai (AFP) - A dozen men crowded around an employment agent early in the morning in suburban Shanghai, waving their ...
Stocks diverge before Powell’s Fed testimony
London (AFP) - New York shares were mostly higher Tuesday as traders awaited testimony from Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, ...
Fed’s Powell says US making ‘modest’ progress on inflation
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is making "modest" progress in its inflation fight, the head of the US central ...
European stocks drop before Powell’s Fed testimony
London (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets slipped Tuesday as investors tracked new political landscapes in France and Britain and ...
Tourist numbers in Portugal hit record in 2023
Lisbon (AFP) - Foreign tourists flocked to Portugal in record numbers in 2023 with 26. 5 million visitors -- a ...
Rachel Reeves: Britain’s first woman finance chief
London (AFP) - Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England ...
Rachel Reeves: Britain’s first woman finance chief
London (AFP) - Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England ...
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