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A former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress and ex-General Secretary of the Organisation of African Trade Unions, Hassan Sunmonu, has criticised Nigeria’s growing dependence on loans from the ...

Repeated financial shocks over the past 25 years reshape the global economy, leaving markets more volatile, indebted and ...

The French government is set to fall Monday, amid bitter divisions in the National Assembly. Across Europe, the ruling class wants savage social cuts in order to finance surging military spending and ...

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Despite a succession of shocks since 2020, the global economy has held up remarkably well – so far. But the margin for error is dwindling. Total global debt is now ...

The U.S. economy is feared to experience stagnant growth next year while simultaneously showing serious imbalances. While ...

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