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Panama, Canadian group agree to reopen major copper mine
Panama, Canadian group agree to reopen major copper mine

Panama and Canadian giant First Quantum Minerals announced on Wednesday a deal to reopen a major copper mine whose operations had been suspended for three months over a tax dispute. First Quantum, one of the largest copper miners in the world, began commercial copper production at the site in Donoso in 2019, through a company called Minera Panama.

Canada central bank pauses rate hikes, holds at 4.5%
Canada central bank pauses rate hikes, holds at 4.5%

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday became the first major central bank to pause its aggressive monetary policy in recent months, holding its key lending rate at 4.5 percent as inflation eased, after eight consecutive rate increases.