By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar snapped back against the yen and other major currencies on Monday after losses last week, as investors looked ahead to key U.S. inflation data and reduced expectations for an outsized Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week. The greenback rose for the first time in five sessions …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African rand slipped against a stronger dollar on Monday, with looming U.S. data likely to dictate currency moves this week. The dollar was up around 0.37% against a basket of global currencies, as markets looked to Wednesday’s U.S. inflation report for clues about the size of a Federal Reserve rate …
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WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia’s state-owned power utility NamPower on Monday said it had signed a contract with two Chinese firms to start building the country’s largest solar power plant. The southern African country is a net importer of electricity, relying on neighbouring Zambia and South Africa for power, but the plant will add 100 megawatt …
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By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s finance ministry will seek suggestions from the public on new legislation to boost revenue and tackle other challenges, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on Monday, after protesters forced the government to withdraw its financing law. President William Ruto discarded tax hikes worth more than 346 billion shillings ($2.7 bln) …
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By Robert Harvey and Arathy Somasekhar LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – A halt in Libyan oil exports has supported the values of Azeri, African and U.S. oil grades, while some refiners could consider reducing crude intake altogether due to poor profit margins, traders and analysts told Reuters. Crude oil exports from Libya’s major ports have been shut …
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ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s state security service arrested the president of its largest labour federation on Monday on charges that are yet to be disclosed, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said. The arrest of Joe Ajero comes days after he criticised the government for raising the price of gasoline by 39%, threatening to call a …
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JOHANNESBURG(Reuters) -Sun International reported a 9.1% rise in first-half earnings on Monday, as record growth in the South African casino and hotel group’s betting business helped drive its income. The owner of the Sun City resort and Maslow Sandton and Table Bay high-end hotels said adjusted headline earnings per share – its main profit measure …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Land Bank’s debt and loan book have been cut by more than half, South African officials said on Monday, as the state-owned agricultural lender prepares to emerge from more than four years of default. Land Bank defaulted on its debt in April 2020, becoming the first large South African state entity to …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s AVI reported a 24.1% rise in full-year profit on Monday as the food producer and fashion retailer lifted prices to offset the impact of rising input costs. The group posted its headline earnings per share – the country’s main profit measure – of 687.1 cents for the full year ended June …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s inflation is forecast to have declined for a sixth month in August, helped by a favourable base effect, but some analysts say it is likely to have increased month on month after a series of government-led price hikes. Egypt in March signed an $8 billion financial support package with the International …
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