[ad_1] DUBAI, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Saudi Real Estate Refinance Company (SRC) will look to issue its first U.S. dollar-denominated Islamic bonds in the first quarter of 2022, market conditions…
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At least 34 migrants dead as boat capsizes off Djibouti, IOM says
[ad_1] NAIROBI, April 12 (Reuters) – At least 34 people drowned when a boat carrying migrants from Yemen capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)…
IMF talks with Ethiopia to continue after progress made
[ad_1] NAIROBI, April 7 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund and Ethiopia made progress in talks on the fund’s support for the country’s economic reform programme and discussions will continue…
South Africa fights to keep phone networks up as lights go out
[ad_1] Mobile operators spending millions on fuel, backup systems Added costs forcing diversion of capital from 5G, rural networks Rampant theft of batteries, generators driving up expenses Industry seeking relief…
Five people stabbed in Italian resort, Somali man arrested
[ad_1] MILAN, Sept 12 (Reuters) – A Somali asylum-seeker was arrested by Italian police after he allegedly stabbed four women and a six-year-old child in the tourist town of Rimini…
WTO chief seeks solutions to ‘glaring’ vaccine inequity, upbeat on IP waiver
[ad_1] WTO DG has made health a top priority Says she’s held two “very good” meetings with USTR Seeks to clinch fisheries deal, advance reforms GENEVA, April 12 (Reuters) –…
Exclusive: China plans $500 million subsea internet cable to rival US-backed project
[ad_1] SINGAPORE, April 6 (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned telecom firms are developing a $500 million undersea fiber-optic internet cable network that would link Asia, the Middle East and Europe to…
Half a trillion in debt haircuts essential for sustainability – study
[ad_1] LONDON, April 6 (Reuters) – Up to half a trillion dollars in debt needs to be written off to help developing nations at greatest risk of default return to…
South African rand edges higher ahead of PMI data
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG, April 5 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand edged higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of an economic survey that is expected to shed light on the business…
Yellen urges IMF to press creditors to finalize debt restructurings
[ad_1] WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called for quicker action to resolve several outstanding sovereign debt restructuring cases and urged the International Monetary…