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World
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Africa
5/29/2023 9:50:58 AM
Long-time political kingmaker Bola Tinubu is set to be sworn in as Nigeria's new president on Monday, as Africa's most populous nation navigates a sea of economic troubles and grave insecurity.
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Business
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Economy
5/16/2023 2:42:06 PM
The US government is facing increased borrowing costs due to the political crisis surrounding the nation's borrowing limit, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday.
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World
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International
5/9/2023 11:28:43 AM
More than 600 people were killed last month in violence in the capital of Haiti, which is in the grip of a political-economic crisis, the United Nations said on late Monday.
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World
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Region
5/3/2023 10:06:45 AM
Lebanese officials are cracking down on Syrian refugees against the backdrop of a worsening economic crisis and political stalemate, an escalation that has caused a panic among Syrians in the country.
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World
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Region
3/29/2023 11:31:55 AM
Syrian President Bashar Assad replaced several Cabinet ministers Wednesday amid a sharp increase in prices and worsening economic conditions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, state media reported.
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World
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Africa
3/23/2023 11:22:45 AM
Hempstone Monari's taxi business was just getting going when the wheels fell off his financial future and a Kenyan bank auctioned off his car over the non-payment of a $9,900 loan.
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World
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Region
2/18/2023 4:29:12 PM
Thousands of Tunisian trade unionists held protests across the country on Saturday over worsening economic woes and the arrest of a top union official.
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World
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International
2/5/2023 2:37:08 PM
Former UK prime minister Liz Truss on Sunday criticised her successor Rishi Sunak "detrimental" tax policies, as the current leader also faced pressure from another predecessor Boris Johnson over his Ukraine strategy.
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World
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Region
2/5/2023 10:27:27 AM
Iraq's currency ended its nosedive after a meeting between the Iraqi Central Bank head and a top U.S. Treasury official.
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Business
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Economy
1/31/2023 10:54:58 PM
Lebanon from Wednesday will shift its long-standing official exchange rate to 15,000 pounds against the dollar, a central bank source said -- an almost 90 percent devaluation amid a years-long economic crisis.a
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Business
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Economy
1/30/2023 8:57:13 PM
The Egyptian pound slipped to a new low at over EGP 30 against the US dollar on Monday as the country battles rising inflation and a shortage in foreign currency sparked by the global economic crisis.
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Egypt
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Society
1/29/2023 1:57:02 PM
Just as they have done for centuries, Egyptians in the social media era are employing humour, memes and comics as they deal with the economic difficulties that the country is facing as a result of the consequences of the global crisis.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/27/2023 2:28:00 PM
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi stated on Monday that the state knows the effects of the economic crisis are great and that it causes pain to the people, especially those with low-incomes and the needy, who are engaged in a tremendous daily struggle.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
1/27/2023 2:23:00 PM
Political and economic movement has been taking place in Lebanon, but it has been nowhere near enough to bring the country out of its political and economic crisis.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/24/2023 11:20:00 AM
Readers, publishers, and writers are apprehensive about the impact of the economic crisis on the publishing industry.
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World
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International
1/23/2023 4:58:08 PM
Much of Pakistan was left without power Monday as an energy-saving measure by the government backfired. The outage spread panic and raised questions about the cash-strapped government's handling of the country's economic crisis.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/20/2023 6:44:07 PM
Spokesman for Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Abu Zeid on Friday called remarks by Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah about the economic situation in Egypt “nonsense” and "an attempt to recall fake heroism."
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World
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Region
1/20/2023 5:40:03 PM
Two independent Lebanese lawmakers who spent the night in parliament vowed Friday to stay until MPs elect a new president, as political deadlock hobbles the country already in deep economic crisis.
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World
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Region
1/18/2023 5:40:38 PM
Lebanon's caretaker government Wednesday approved opening credit lines totaling $116 million to help fix its crippled state electricity grid.
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World
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Region
1/14/2023 3:26:23 PM
Hundreds of Tunisians marched Saturday after opponents of President Kais Saied called for protests over a worsening economic crisis.
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