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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
African Fish Workers Excluded From International Trade Deals: Report
Inter Press Service
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July 3, 2025
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Trump to meet five African leaders for trade talks – Nigeria not invited
Business Day
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July 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump will welcome leaders from five African countries to Washington next week for discussions about business opportunities. However, Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, won’t be at the table. A White House official announced on...
Trump to Host Leaders of Five African Nations for Trade-Focused Summit
Arise News
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July 3, 2025
US President Donald Trump will welcome leaders from five African nations to the White House next week for a summit aimed at boosting trade and investment, a White House official confirmed Wednesday. Presidents from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,...
Trump to host five African leaders next week to discuss 'commercial opportunities'
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss "commercial opportunities," a White House official said on Wednesday. Trump will host leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau,...
CEMAC: Central Bank maintains optimistic forecast for inflation drop to under 3% by 2025
Business in Cameroon
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July 2, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The French-speaking Central African Banking Commission (CEMAC) remains optimistic regarding its inflation forecast after the second session of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for 2025. CEMAC's central bank predicts an...
CEMAC Central Bank Sees Inflation Dropping Below 3% in 2025
Business in Cameroon
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July 2, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) expects inflation in the CEMAC (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, and Central African Republic) region to fall below 3% by the end of 2025. This outlook follows the...
CEMAC Risks Losing Billions as Oil Firms Resist Currency Repatriation
Cameroon Online
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July 2, 2025
Business in Cameroon | CEMAC faces a major setback as oil and mining companies refuse to repatriate CFA6,000 billion earmarked for site rehabilitation, despite a deadline that expired on April 30, 2025. The Bank of Central African States (BEAC)...
Four Top Banks to Lead Cameroon's 200 Bln FCFA T-Bond Deal With Afreximbank
Business in Cameroon
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July 1, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The Cameroonian subsidiaries of Societe Generale, Attijariwafa Bank (SCB Cameroun), and Ecobank, along with local bank Afriland First Bank, will lead a 200 billion CFA franc deal on the Bank of Central African States...
Gabon secures $3.8 billion Afreximbank pact for gold, manganese and energy projects
Business Insider Africa
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June 27, 2025
Gabon has signed a $3.8 billion memorandum of understanding with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to fund major national development projects across mining, energy, and transport sectors. The agreement, formalized during Afreximbank’s...
Gabon's BGFI Holding to List on BVMAC July 15
Business in Cameroon
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June 27, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - BGFI Holding will launch its initial public offering (IPO) on the Central African Stock Exchange (BVMAC) on July 15, 2025. The announcement came during an extraordinary general meeting held on June 25, 2025, at the...
Study reveals surge in illegal arachnid trade via Facebook in Philippines
Mongabay
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June 30, 2025
New research by wildlife trade watchdog TRAFFIC reveals a thriving online trade in live tarantulas and scorpions in the Philippines, with more than 16,000 arachnids found offered for sale on Facebook in 2020 and 2022. Most traded species are...
Are Country-To-Country Deals The Future Of Climate Finance?
Forbes
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This aerial view shows a degraded area of the Amazon rainforest, near the Koatinemo indigenous land, ... More in Para state, Brazil, on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos FABAL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS FABAL/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images...
Sovereign default risk: Pakistan most improved economy: Bloomberg
Business Recorder
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June 28, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan stands out globally as the most improved economy in terms of reduction in sovereign default risk, as measured by CDS-implied probability. As per the latest data posted by Bloomberg Intelligence, Pakistan leads the world in...
Pakistan ranked among top emerging economies
Gulf Today
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June 28, 2025
Pakistan has been ranked among the world’s top emerging economies following a significant drop in its default risk in a major boost to investor sentiment and international credibility. According to a new report by the globally renowned financial...
Pakistan stands out globally as most improved economy
Associated Press of Pakistan
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June 28, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jun 28 (APP):Pakistan stands out globally as the most improved economy in terms of reduction in sovereign default risk, as measured by CDS-implied probability. As per the latest data posted by Bloomberg Intelligence,...
Pakistan tops Bloomberg’s Emerging Market Credit Risk Improvement Rankings
Daily Pakistan
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June 28, 2025
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has turned the tables on economic front, as the country has been ranked as the most improved emerging market in terms of sovereign credit risk, according to the latest analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. The report shows...
Nigeria, Gabon Move to Deepen Diplomatic, Economic Relations
This Day
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June 28, 2025
Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu yesterday played host to his Gabonese counterpart, President Brice Oligui Nguema, at the State House in Abuja, as the two leaders held talks aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and deepening...
Tinubu Meets Gabonese President Nguema
Arise News
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June 27, 2025
President Bola Tinubu on Friday played host to his Gabonese counterpart, President Brice Oligui Nguema at the State House in Abuja, as the two leaders held talks aimed at strengthening diplomatic relations and deepening economic cooperation...
Nigeria, Gabon Strengthen Bilateral Ties As Tinubu, Nguema Meet At Aso Villa
The Will
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June 27, 2025
June 27, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu has met with his Gabonese counterpart, Brice Oligui Nguema, at the State House in Abuja. The strategic meeting, held behind closed doors, focused on strengthening diplomatic relations and economic...