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MTN Eyes Africa’s $331bn SME Funding Gap as It Weighs Banking Licences

Africa’s largest telecoms operator is exploring banking licences in selected markets as it seeks to deepen lending through MoMo...

Egypt and China Build a New Economic Architecture for the Next Decade

Xi Jinping’s Cairo visit shifts factories, exports and technology towards the centre of bilateral ties as Egypt seeks greater...

Greece Signs €3bn ‘Achilles Shield’ Deal as Israel Deepens European Defence Footprint

The agreement will put Israeli missile-defence technology at the centre of Greece’s military modernisation while Athens seeks to direct...

Venice Film Festival Opens With Boyle, Clooney and Gaza in Spotlight

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival opens September 2 with Danny Boyle’s Ink, as Hollywood awards contenders, political controversy and...

US-Venezuela Oil Pact Links 65bn Barrels to $100bn Investment Push

A sweeping US-Venezuela oil pact links American access to projects containing more than 65 billion barrels of proven reserves...

Norway Moves to Tighten Rules on AI-Powered Smart Glasses

Digitalisation and Public Governance Minister Karianne Tung said on August 25 that the government would establish an expert group...

Saudi Arabia, France Turn Strategic Pact Into Multibillion-Dollar Investment Pipeline

Saudi Arabia and France concluded more than 20 agreements and memoranda of understanding during Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s...

The AI Memory Squeeze Tests Nvidia’s Pricing Power

The artificial-intelligence infrastructure boom is pushing up the cost of the computing systems sustaining it, as tightening supplies of...

Shein Heads for Hong Kong IPO at a Quarter of Its Peak Valuation

Fast-fashion group targets September debut as slowing growth, squeezed margins and rising trade costs drive a sharp reset in...

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