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South Africa inflation rises to 3.5% y/y

South Africa's inflation pushed to 10-month high by food and fuel prices

South Africa's consumer price inflation rose to 3.5% year-on-year in July, driven to its highest level since September 2024 by higher food and fuel prices though still within the central bank's target range.

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UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.8%, largely driven by air fares

UK inflation rises to 3.8%, the Office for National Statistics says, the highest since January 2024. Chief economist Grant Fitzner says the main driver of inflation was higher air

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UK inflation rises to 3.8% in July, ONS says

LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation increased to 3.8% in July from 3.6% in June, official data showed on Wednesday. The Bank of England had forecast headline inflation would rise to 3.8% while economists polled by Reuters had mostly expected a rate of 3.

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Africa Is Big, and It Wants the World’s Maps to Show It

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Luxury tourism in Africa often fails to benefit locals, new research shows

LONDON (Reuters) -Efforts by some African nations to attract luxury tourism have yielded limited benefits for local ...

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South Africa Pushes Rule Review That Would Ease Starlink Entry

South Africa is prioritizing a policy-review process that may result in Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other satellite-internet ...

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South Africa minister under fire over racial slur

Brash, controversial and unafraid to speak his mind, South Africa's Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has ...

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Absa CEO targets retail growth in South Africa and scale on the continent

The CEO of South Africa's Absa Group says he will focus on modernising and building its retail banking business, promising ...

Japan PM proposes economic zone initiative for Africa amid China's clout

TICAD is a Japan-hosted international aid conference that dates back to 1993 and was last held in Tunisia in 2022. China has ...

Japan eyes low-cost debt to mitigate Africa blow from aid cuts

Naoki Ando, senior vice-president of Japan International Cooperation Agency, the implementing agency of Japan’s aid policy, ...

Africa’s Second-Largest Aluminum Smelter at Risk of Shutdown

Africa’s second-biggest aluminum smelter may close in March after operator South32 Ltd. is yet to secure a new electricity ...

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China in Africa: May 2025

China’s engagement with its African counterparts in May spanned the gamut—from concrete economic dealmaking and ...