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Oil prices jump as Hamas attack on Israel fuels supply fears
Oil prices jump as Hamas attack on Israel fuels supply fears
Economy
by  AFP

Oil prices rallied while the dollar and yen advanced Monday after Hamas launched a shock attack on Israel at the weekend, sparking fresh concerns about tensions in the Middle East. "But with Middle East analysts considering this to be a pivotal moment for Israel, the view looks incendiary in any current scenario."

IMF, World Bank hold first meetings in Africa in 50 years
IMF, World Bank hold first meetings in Africa in 50 years
Economy
by  AFP

The IMF and World Bank gather in Morocco Monday for their first annual meetings on African soil in 50 years, under pressure to reform to better aid poor nations blighted by debt and climate change. The International Monetary Fund and World Bank traditionally hold their annual gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors outside their Washington headquarters every three years.

Luxembourg's coalition goverment loses majority at the ballot box
Luxembourg's coalition goverment loses majority at the ballot box
Economy
by  AFP

The coalition government of Luxembourg's Liberal Prime Minister Xavier Bettel lost its parliamentary majority Sunday, as the Greens were routed in a general election. But this time the three-party coalition of Liberals, Socialists and Greens, led since 2013 by 50-year-old Bettel, will not be able to stand in their way.