Monthly Archives: November 2025

Latin America Faces Remittance Shock Under New US Tax

[ad_1] The future of the $160 billion industry hangs in the balance as stricter US immigration policies take hold. After a record-breaking 2024, when remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean accounted for a total of $160 billion, or 2.5% of the region’s GDP, according to the Inter-American Development Bank …

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Trump’s Tariffs Put Africa’s Key Economies at Risk

[ad_1] US tariffs are hitting African exports hard. Now, governments and businesses must devise a Plan B to expand trade and grow their economies. US President Donald Trump is not an Africa enthusiast; he has mocked Lesotho as a place “nobody has ever heard of ” and has never set …

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Most Asian markets rise on lingering trader optimism

[ad_1] Investors in most Asian markets tracked Wall Street’s tech-fuelled gains. Photo: Mohd RASFAN / AFPSource: AFP Most stocks rose in Asian trade Monday after a busy last week, with optimism supported by another AI-led tech rally on Wall Street. Investors returned from the weekend in relatively good spirits after …

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