Silicon Valley executives gather at White House dinner and pledge AI investments
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg and Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook joined tech industry leaders in touting their pledges to boost...
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Eswatini Targets R30bn investment ahead of AfCFTA
ESWATINI is aiming to secure R30 billion in investments at its upcoming Investment Conference, according to Mancoba Khumalo, the country’s Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Trade.He made the announcement during a press conference in Pigg’s Peak last Friday.The conference, facilitated by the Eswatini Investment Promotion Authority (EIPA), seeks to boost both foreign and domestic investment to drive economic growth and development.Khumalo confirmed that Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), would attend the event, while Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini would deliver the keynote address.In an...
China, Japan Markets Look Attractive As US Exceptionalism Wanes: BlackRock
As the market's US exceptionalism narrative wanes this year, there are two places investors may want to look to for returns.Amid trade uncertainty and dimming economic prospects, US markets have been rattled in 2025. The recent stock market correction has spurred talk that investors may be better off looking abroad than hoping for US equities to regain their footing. After years of underperformance, international stocks are suddenly in the spotlight as they surpass US peers.According to BlackRock, there are two markets in particular where investors should look to park some...
De-Dollarization: India’s Push to Internationalize the Rupee Is Misfiring
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Indian Government Gets More Uneasy Buying Russian Oil With Chinese Yuan
India's government signaled more unease about using the Chinese yuan for Russian oil imports, causing payments to be postponed on...
De-Dollarization: Even India’s Now Touting the Use of Rupee for Trade
It's not just China that's trying to internationalize its national currency. India's now at it too, as the Reserve Bank...
Russia and India Suspend Talks Over Using Rupees for Trade: Report
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