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  • IMF walks away from the kingdom

  • Mbabane, Swaziland (IRIN) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has withdrawn its advisory team from Swaziland, saying it is unable to support the government’s proposed financial reform program. The IMF … Read More

 
 
  • Mogadishu on the up

  • Mogadishu, Somalia (IRIN) – It is Friday morning in Mogadishu and Lido beach presents a scene reminiscent of seaside towns around the world. At the top of the beach, women … Read More

  • Bumpy road to economic recovery

  • Blantyre, Malawi (IRIN) – A sizeable devaluation of Malawi’s currency, aimed at reinvigorating the economy and wooing back international donors, has triggered steep increases in the price of basic goods … Read More

 
 
  • Donna Summer dies at 63

  • Paula David – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter Los Angeles, CA, United States (4E) – “Bad Girls” singer and five-time Grammy Award winner Donna Summer died at 63 years old today … Read More

  • Buffett takes a stake in GM

  • Diane Alter – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter New York, N.Y., United States (4E) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway took a new 10-million share stake in automaker General Motors in the … Read More