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Confidence falls among Japan's major manufacturers
Business confidence fell slightly among Japan's largest manufacturers for the fourth straight quarter, a closely watched Bank of Japan survey showed Wednesday. Among large non-manufacturers, business confidence improved to 19 from a previous reading of 14, the Tankan showed.
Growth downgrade for China 'very likely' on Covid surge: IMF chief
A lower growth forecast is "very likely" for China this year and next, with easing Covid-19 restrictions bringing a surge in infections and temporary difficulties, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told AFP Tuesday. While China's zero-Covid policy has battered its economy, "the easing of restrictions is going to create some difficulties over the next months" as well, Georgieva said.
Sam Bankman-Fried: crypto rock star facing life in jail
Sam Bankman-Fried has had a dizzying fall from top of the heap in the world of cryptocurrencies to staring down a hefty jail sentence on a raft of fraud charges. "I didn't ever try to commit fraud on anyone," Bankman-Fried told a New York Times conference on November 30.
India's Paytm to buy back shares after 75% stock rout
Indian mobile payments giant Paytm will launch a share buyback, it said Tuesday, offering investors little more than a third of what they paid just over a year ago in the country's then-biggest IPO. Paytm's shares have nosedived 75 percent since its $2.5 billion flotation in November 2021, demonstrating the risks of overpriced share offers in loss-making tech firms.
Ghanaian woman says she will not abandon her boyfriend for $1 million: “I love him so much”
A Ghanaian woman has said that she won't jilt her boyfriend even if she will lose 1 million dollars. She is hopeful her boyfriend will earn that amount soon.
Government reviewing Free SHS, NABCO, LEAP, 1D1F other flagship programmes – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says the Akufo-Addo-led government is reviewing the Free SHS, NABCO, LEAP and other flagship programmes as part of the IMF deal.
“Try me too as president for only 4 years, not 8 years” – Ken Agyapong begs Ghanaians
Presidential hopeful Ken Agyapong has made a strong appeal to Ghanaians to support his bid to become of Ghana. He says he will develop Ghana after just 4 years.
5 times politician Adwoa Safo and her husband were the most powerful and stylish couple in Ghana
Ghanaian politician Adwoa Safo and her husband Hanny Mouhtiseb have distinguished themselves as fashion influencers with their couple and casual outing photos.
Fed opens meeting with smaller rate hike in the cards
US central bankers started a two-day policy meeting Tuesday, with all eyes searching for clear signs that decades-high inflation in the world's biggest economy is definitively slowing. A Fed spokesperson confirmed the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) started its meeting as scheduled on Tuesday, and it is scheduled to announce its decision on Wednesday afternoon.
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