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Developing World Should Reap Benefits of New Monkeypox Research, Experts Urge
Date: June 2, 2022
By Natalie Grover and Mrinalika Roy LONDON (Reuters) – As cases of monkeypox in wealthier Western nations spark a flurry of scientific research to combat the outbreak, scientists are urging the world to make sure lower-income nations benefit from the fruits of that labor as well. More than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been...
Ukraine War Hits Africa’s Most Vulnerable as Aid Costs Spike
Date: May 30, 2022
By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc along the fringes of the Sahara. But when Russia invaded Ukraine in February, global supply chains buckled and the cost...
The Untapped Potential of Chile, Colombia and Peru
Date: May 27, 2022
By David Lambert, CEO of Transact365 The rise of digital payment systems in Latin America (LATAM) is typically dominated by discussions on the region’s largest markets. Brazil and Mexico feature heavily in this discourse, a reflection of the economy’s respective sizes and untapped consumer potential. Yet this is only part of a bigger payments transformation...
Analysis-Russia’s ‘political’ Debt Default Sets Emerging Market Precedent
Date: May 27, 2022
By Davide Barbuscia and Sujata Rao NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Russia is on the cusp of a unique kind of debt crisis which investors say would be a first time a major emerging market economy is pushed into a bond default by geopolitics, rather than empty coffers. Until the Kremlin launched an attack on Ukraine...
Global Equity Funds See First Weekly Inflows in Seven Weeks
Date: May 27, 2022
(Reuters) – Global equity funds saw money inflows in the week to May 25 as some investors took heart from a rebound in markets this week, after sharp declines in stock markets in the previous seven weeks. According to Refinitiv Lipper, investors bought a net $6.16 billion worth of global equity funds, marking their first...
Hit Reality Tv Shows Display African Glitz and Glamour
Date: May 20, 2022
By Sisipho Skweyiya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Dripping with champagne, diamonds and catty dialogue, two made-in-Africa reality TV series have transfixed viewers on the continent, showcasing ritzy lifestyles that are a far cry from stereotypical images of African hardship. On Netflix’s “Young, Famous & African”, a group of music and showbiz celebrities from around the continent...