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Oil slips on oversupply worries, sanctions risk in focus

Oil slips on oversupply worries, sanctions risk in focus

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Oil prices dipped in Asian trade on Tuesday as oversupply concerns outweighed uncertainty over the impact of U.S. sanctions on Russian...
Trade bodies push for AfCFTA fast-track

Trade bodies push for AfCFTA fast-track

Africa-Press - Mauritius. AFRICAN trade bodies have called for a shift from talk to action on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), urging...
GFTEN Launches Africa FX Curriculum Co-Development Tour

GFTEN Launches Africa FX Curriculum Co-Development Tour

Africa-Press - Mauritius. The Global Fintech & Trading Excellence Network (GFTEN) has announced the launch of the Africa FX Curriculum Co-Development Tour 2026, an...
COP30 Reveals 2.5 Tri/- Boost for Mauritius’S Smallholder Farmers

COP30 Reveals 2.5 Tri/- Boost for Mauritius’S Smallholder Farmers

Africa-Press - Mauritius. THE Gates Foundation announced a new commitment to advancing climate adaptation, helping smallholder farmers build resilience to a warming world and...
Afdb Champions Africa’S Climate Finance Reform at COP30

Afdb Champions Africa’S Climate Finance Reform at COP30

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday received African Development Bank Group President Dr Sidi Ould Tah in Belém,...
Africa’S Startup Ecosystem Grows with $442 Million Raised

Africa’S Startup Ecosystem Grows with $442 Million Raised

Africa-Press - Mauritius. October was an outstanding month for Africa’s startup scene, with startups across the continent securing more than $442 million in funding,...
Commodity Prices Rise Amid Fed Rate Cut and Trade Easing

Commodity Prices Rise Amid Fed Rate Cut and Trade Easing

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Commodity prices saw an upward trend last month, as the Fed continued rate cuts and the trade tensions between the US...
Food Prices Decline 1.6% in October Due to Ample Supplies

Food Prices Decline 1.6% in October Due to Ample Supplies

Africa-Press - Mauritius. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday that global food prices fell 1.6% in October, owing largely to...
firms turn to mergers to scale up for AI future

firms turn to mergers to scale up for AI future

Africa-Press - Mauritius. African companies are accelerating merger and acquisition activity as CEOs race to build the scale and digital capacity needed for an...
OECD Annual Inflation Ticks up to 4.2% in September

OECD Annual Inflation Ticks up to 4.2% in September

Africa-Press - Mauritius. Annual consumer inflation in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) area edged up to 4.2% in September, from 4.1%...