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Big Investor Payouts Seen At US Banking Giants

As they await this week's stress test results, US banks face a dilemma their European counterparts can only dream of:...

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Canada’s Trudeau Say US Timber Duties Will Cost ‘thousands’ of Jobs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday decried hefty US anti-dumping duties imposed on Canadian timber, saying it...

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IMANI’s ‘Efficiency’ Report On Operations At Ghana’s Tema Sea Port

Ports all over the world assess their performance using set key indicators, and Ghanaian ports are not an exception to...

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IMF Cuts US Growth Outlook Amid Absent Policies

The lack of details on President Donald Trump's plans to reform the US economy prompted the International Monetary Fund...

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Chinese Passenger Chucks Coins Into Plane’s Engine For Luck

A superstitious passenger delayed a flight from Shanghai for several hours Tuesday after throwing coins at the plane's...

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EU Cases Against US Firms

The EU's decision to impose the biggest anti-trust fine in its history on Silicon Valley giant Google is the latest in...

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Three-Day ECOWAS Gender and Energy Workshop Opens In Accra

A three-day validation workshop for Economic Community and West African States directive on gender and energy...

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US Imposes Second Round of Tariffs On Canadian Lumber

The United States slapped a new anti-dumping tax on Canadian softwood lumber, the latest escalation in a trade dispute...

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Major Boakye Gyan (rtd) Wanted Maj. Mahama’s ‘killers’ Executed Same Day He Was Buried

Retired army major Osahene Kwadwo Boakye Gyan says lynching should be made a treasonable offence and there should be...

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Ranks of Homeless Veterans Keep Swelling In Los Angeles

Kendrick Bailey is standing outside the tent he has pitched on a filthy sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles and points to...

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Chinese Court Convicts Australians In Crown Gambling Case

Nineteen current and former employees of Australia's Crown Resorts company pleaded guilty to gambling-related charges...

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Successful SpaceX Launch Delivers Satellites Into Orbit

The American company SpaceX on Sunday successfully placed 10 satellites for the communications company Iridium into...

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Chad Leader Says Glencore Oil Contract Was Irresponsible

Chad President Idriss Deby said Sunday his country had been "irresponsible" in striking oil for cash deals with Swiss...

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Pakistan Deploys 15,000-Strong Force For Chinese Security

Pakistan has deployed a 15,000-strong military force to protect Chinese nationals working on energy and infrastructure...

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Japan Eyes Free Trade Talks With Britain

Japan wants to hold informal free trade talks with Britain as it also works to sign a deal with the European Union, a...

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Soweto’s Urban Entrepreneurs Take On the World

At the back of Mandisa Zwane's typical yellow plaster-clad Soweto house is a bustling hive of activity set to a...

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LeapFrog Acquires Minority Stake In Enterprise Group

Black Star Holding Limited (BSHL), a wholly owned subsidiary of LeapFrog Strategic African Investment (LSAI), has...

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Potential Haven For Tax Evasion – Analyst

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been impressed upon to re-examine the various mergers and acquisitions that have...

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World Poverty Could Be Cut In Half If…

A new UNESCO policy paper shows that the global poverty rate could be more than halved if all adults completed...