- 2 October 2023
- EFT Reporter
Ivory Coast deforestation rate rises as EU green imports law looms
A farmer prepares to collect a cocoa pod at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast.LONDON — Deforestation in top cocoa producer Ivory Coast increased last year after declining for…
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- 2 October 2023
- EFT Reporter
‘Koko’ joins ‘Bull’
Former Manzini Wanderers winger Njabulo ‘Koko’ Gama joins Mbabane Highlanders.By Sibusiso MasilelaFormer Manzini Wanderers striker Njabulo ‘Koko’ Gama has found a new home at Mbabane Highlanders. The former Ezulwini United…
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- 26 September 2023
- EFT Reporter
Banking group IIF to proceed with annual meeting in earthquake-hit Morocco
Tim Adams, President and CEO of the Institute of International Finance (IIF), attends the 2018 G20 Conference entitled “The G20 Agenda Under the Argentine Presidency”, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March…
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- 25 September 2023
- EFT Reporter
Ghana central bank holds main rate, sees better growth outlook
Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, talks during the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee news conference in Accra, Ghana March 21, 2022. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen/File PhotoBy Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and…
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- 25 September 2023
- EFT Reporter
SADC urges all registered voters to participate on September 29
The Southern African Developing Community (SADC) is urging registered voters in the country to exercise their civic and political rights by voting during the Secondary Elections on September 29.By Bahle…
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- 25 September 2023
- EFT Reporter
‘The Thabo Bester Story’ set to hit the bookshelves this October
A book on Thabo Bester to be released soon.Award-winning journalists Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn are set to release their compelling joint project “The Thabo Bester Story: The Facebook rapist,…
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- 25 September 2023
- EFT Reporter
SA to host US-Africa trade summit despite Russia disagreement
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on President Biden’s trade policy agenda on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. (Reuters)South Africa will host a U.S.-Africa…
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- 25 September 2023
- EFT Reporter
Egypt in talks for Emirati funding to buy Kazakh wheat — traders
A combine harvests wheat in a field in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan. (Reuters)CAIRO — Egypt is in talks with an Abu Dhabi-based bank for a loan facility that would finance wheat…
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- 24 September 2023
- EFT Reporter
Fed’s hawkish stance spooks investors
The U.S. central bank left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, in line with market expectations.By Davide Barbuscia and David RandallNEW YORK – The Federal Reserve’s plans for a prolonged period…
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- 24 September 2023
- EFT Reporter
Counting the cost of contagion fears from Africa coups
FILE PHOTO: Gabon coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema is sworn in as interim president during his swearing-in ceremony, in Libreville, Gabon, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoBy Libby George and…
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