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South African rand slips as local inflation shows no surprises

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand weakened against a stronger dollar on Wednesday after domestic inflation figures came in line with expectations. At 1532 GMT, the rand traded at 18.0625 against the dollar, 0.82% weaker than its previous close. The dollar was up about 0.7% against a basket of global currencies. The country’s headline consumer …

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Ghana says domestic debt swap closed with 85% participation

By Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana’s finance ministry on Tuesday said that around 85% of eligible bondholders had registered for its domestic debt exchange programme, bringing it one step closer to securing a $3 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. The announcement followed five extensions of the scheme’s deadline, as the West African nation fought …

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Out of lockdown, Kmart pushes Australia’s Wesfarmers to higher profit

By Byron Kaye and Roushni Nair (Reuters) -Australia’s biggest listed conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd booked a better-than-expected interim profit as a post-lockdown rebound at its Kmart chain offset a sluggish performance from its hardware stores, sending its shares higher. The result from Australia’s 12th-largest company by market capitalisation showed the benefit of a diversification strategy spanning …

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