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AfDB President Adesina Calls for Technology Transfer to Farmers

Africa should be the breadbasket of the world, has no reason spending US$ 35 billion a year importing food, Adesina tells Agriculture conference in U.S. August 7, 2018/AfDB The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the continent new […]

OPEC Nears 100 Percent Compliance

August 3, 2018/OilPrice.com Oil prices fell on Friday as OPEC production increased, with the cartel nearing 100 percent compliance with the original production cut deal. A falling rig count and fears that U.S. production may be below estimates is providing some support however. Friday, August 3rd, 2018 Oil prices are […]

China Dethroned by Japan as World’s Second-Biggest Stock Market

2/8/2018/Bloomberg Nation surrenders No. 2 ranking taken from Japan in late 2014 Shanghai stock gauge one of world’s worst performers this year China just lost its ranking as the world’s number two stock market.  After a Thursday slump, Chinese equities were worth $6.09 trillion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. […]