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Eswatini Financial Times

Economy

Dollar tumbles as Fed independence under threat from Trump

U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Rae Wee SINGAPORE —The dollar dived on Monday as investor confidence in the U.S. economy took…

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Investors Stay Confident in South Africa’s Economy Amid Political Challenges

Electricity lights up the central business district of Cape Town, South Africa, June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG – Investors have flocked to South Africa’s domestic bond markets,…

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South Africa’s central bank says scope for policy easing has narrowed

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the logo of South Africa’s central reserve bank, at the reserve bank offices in Pretoria, South Africa, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko By Kopano Gumbi JOHANNESBURG…

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South African rand recovers further on bets coalition will hold

FILE PHOTO: A street money changer counts South African Rands in Harare, Zimbabwe, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo JOHANNESBURG – The South African rand extended gains in early trade on…

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Drop in job-finding rate, rise in time out of work could signal recession ahead

Finding a job has become difficult Behind the gradual and relatively small rise in the U.S. unemployment rate in recent years is a couple of less closely followed labour market…

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Former Mauritius finance minister granted bail in fraud case

Renganaden Padayachy, when Mauritius’ Minister of Finance, arrives for the first day of a European Union- African Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium, February 17, 2022.…

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South Africa’s rand recovery continues with volatile global and local backdrop

South African bank notes JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s rand recovered further against a weaker dollar on Monday, extending a recent bout of extreme volatility linked to U.S. President Donald Trump‘s trade war and…

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Stocks rally in Asia as electronics get a tariff break

Asia stocks are on the up By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – Major stock indexes bounced in Asia on Monday and Europe looked set to follow after the White House exempted smartphones and computers…

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‘Small, incremental changes lead to significant progress over time’ 

Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Thobile Dlamini By Kwanele Dhladhla  Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Thobile Dlamini says that thriving in the versatile taxation…

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Yuan falls to 2007 lows as US tariffs on China kick in

China’s yuan ended at its weakest level in more than 17 years on Wednesday after its offshore counterpart fell to a record low overnight, as an escalating Sino-U.S. trade war…

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