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Brazil expands biological pest control
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Brazil looks beyond cars for ethanol growth
Brazil’s ethanol industry is expanding beyond road transport as corn production, aviation and maritime fuel create new…
Zimbabwe outlines economic and drought plans
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Nigeria cuts benchmark rate to 23 percent
Nigeria’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to 23 percent as inflation eases and foreign exchange condit…
Brazil’s AgTech Valley links farming and medicine
Research in Brazil’s AgTech Valley is combining biological agriculture with advanced science to develop new approaches…
Brazil enacts Mercosur-EFTA trade deal
Brazil has completed the legal process for the Mercosur-EFTA trade agreement, with preferential access beginning with I…
South Africa inflation rises to 4.4 percent
South Africa’s inflation rose to 4.4 percent in August as food prices increased and fuel costs remained elevated, ahead…
Morocco keeps rate at 2.25 percent
Bank Al-Maghrib has kept Morocco’s benchmark rate at 2.25 percent, while lowering its 2026 growth and inflation forecas…
Brazil tightens rules on critical minerals
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Rwanda economy grows 9.4 percent in Q2
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Libya reports $15.2bn oil revenues in eight months
Libya reports $15.2 billion in oil sector revenues for January to August as authorities push investment and production…
Africa adopts plan to deepen capital markets
African policymakers and investors adopted the Nairobi Declaration to strengthen capital markets, mobilise domestic sav…
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