By using dollar as the currency of political and economic sanctions US dares world to find an alternative
Over the past three weeks, I have been asking financial services executives, global investors and other experts in Asia and the United States how long they think the Americans can keep at it without meaningful blowback. Several of the sources requested anonymity to speak candidly about the situation.
Serious integrity questions raised about why a journal retracted study showing Covid vaccines may cause cancer
Subsequent research and case studies have largely validated the findings of the retracted study conducted by Mei and Hui Jiang, of Stockholm University in Sweden.
Central African Republic suspends Chinese Daqing SARL gold mining company for alleged links to armed groups
The Central African Republic has been in conflict since 2013, when predominantly Muslim rebels seized power and forced the President Francois Bozize from office. Mostly Christian militias fought back. A 2019 peace deal only lessened the fighting and six of the 14 armed groups that signed later left the agreement. The Coalition of Patriots for Change was founded in 2020 in the aftermath of the agreement.
Central Bank of Kenya to use part of World Bank loan to make $500 million bond payment
Kenya’s economy is estimated to have grown 5.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year after 2023 growth of 5.6 per cent.
Central Bank of Kenya retains base lending rate at 13 per cent on strength of stable inflation
The Kenyan shilling has stabilised against the dollar after the government successfully raised $1.5 billion from international markets in February to partially buy back another bond that is maturing in June.
Mass murder: Vaccinated coronavirus patients died at twice the rate of the unvaccinated – study
A review article published in the journal Vaccine in January discussed the potential role of IgG4 antibodies in the non-specific effects (NSEs) of vaccines. The authors noted that people who received two or more Covid-19 mRNA vaccines were reported to have unusually elevated concentrations of IgG4 antibodies.
Irony of Chinese investors who lost money in bank fraud being detained after protest
With such dissent brewing, “the central government is going to be eager to halt the protests in their tracks to prevent widespread unrest as the economy falters,” said Andrew Collier, managing director at Hong Kong-based Orient Capital Research, an independent China-focused research firm.
South Africa’s MultiChoice recommends Canal+ offer as it plans to grow viewership to 32m
The deal would create a pan-African broadcasting powerhouse with about 31.5 million subscribers across more than 50 countries, able to put African content to global audiences as well as compete on an international scale.
Toyota, Mazda and Honda apologise for cheating on vehicle testing and halt production of some models
Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co also apologised on Monday for improper tests such as those on noise levels and torque, on a range of models. Honda said affected older models – the Accord, Odyssey and Fit — are no longer in production. The safety of the vehicles is not affected, it said.
Nigeria counts billions in lost revenue as electricity, major airports trade unions strike for higher wages
In this latest strike, workers shut down the national electricity grid and drove away operators at a key transmission station, the Transmission Company of Nigeria said, adding that other workers sent to restore power were blocked.
