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A customs revamp is a welcome change, but logistics and transit bottlenecks still stifle African trade. To curb revenue and income losses and accelerate trade across 50 member states, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat partnered with Nigeria’s Bergmans Security Consultants and Supplies Ltd. in a $3.1 billion deal to roll out a…
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The stock market has staged an impressive reversal, with the Nasdaq erasing a loss of more than 350 points and turning positive. The index is now up 20 points at 24,952. The Dow Industrial Average has climbed 656 points, or 1.26%, while the S&P 500 is higher by 30 points, or 0.42%. European equities finished…
Oil prices fell Thursday after Energy Secretary Chris Wright said more crude is moving through the Strait of Hormuz than many independent analysts realize. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures fell 2.4% to close at $81.25 per barrel. Brent crude, the international benchmark, lost about 2% to settle at $87.07. Prices are up about 4% this…
