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Running the tax show in New York

Wealth taxes and new global efforts to combat illicit financial flows (IFF) and enforce taxation of cross-border services are the top priorities of a UN tax convention in...


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A disputed levy

Report finds EU's new carbon import levy will hit many third countries less than feared but another think-tank says Africa faces possible 4% drop in exports to Europe

The economic effects of the EU's new carbon import levy are set to be far smaller than feared by many third countries, many of them African, according to...

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Elections and wars consume cash

Kenya's William Ruto has hosted a pledging summit for the World Bank but experts predict more demands on a smaller funding pot

Hopeful promises emerging from the Kenya-hosted summit for the International Development Association, the World Bank's soft loan affiliate, on 29-30 April have to be set against wider cuts...


After the pandemic panic, Big Pharma exits Africa

Moderna's mothballing of a $200m vaccine plant has prompted a backlash from politicians and health professionals

When United States' pharmaceutical giant Moderna halted plans for a US$200 million vaccine factory near Nairobi it dealt a double-blow: to Kenya's ambitions as a healthcare manufacturing...


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UN agency warns against African Eurobonds

Economists are worried that high yields on new borrowing by developing countries are unsustainable

Several African states may have returned to the Eurobond market in recent months, but a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has...

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