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Panama, Canadian group agree to reopen major copper mine
Panama, Canadian group agree to reopen major copper mine
by  AFP

Panama and Canadian giant First Quantum Minerals announced on Wednesday a deal to reopen a major copper mine whose operations had been suspended for three months over a tax dispute. First Quantum, one of the largest copper miners in the world, began commercial copper production at the site in Donoso in 2019, through a company called Minera Panama.

Canada central bank pauses rate hikes, holds at 4.5%
Canada central bank pauses rate hikes, holds at 4.5%
by  AFP

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday became the first major central bank to pause its aggressive monetary policy in recent months, holding its key lending rate at 4.5 percent as inflation eased, after eight consecutive rate increases.

France workers keep up the pressure after mass pensions protests
France workers keep up the pressure after mass pensions protests
by  AFP

French unions on Wednesday pressed a standoff with the government over a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul, with fuel deliveries, trains and flights disrupted for a second day following mass rallies. - 'Extra pressure' - Eric Sellini, national coordinator of the CGT union federation at energy giant TotalEnergies, said workers at most fuel shipping sites were again on strike on Wednesday morning.

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