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Putin ally joins tech giant Yandex
Putin ally joins tech giant Yandex
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Kudrin, said Monday he will be joining Yandex as the Kremlin seeks to tighten its grip on Russia's top technology giant. The Bell, citing sources, reported that Kudrin will have to "guarantee" to the Kremlin that Yandex and its technologies remain Russia-based.

Ghana offers local debt swap as part of IMF talks
Ghana offers local debt swap as part of IMF talks
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Ghana offered investors a domestic debt swap on Monday to ease a crunch in payments as the government negotiates an IMF bailout during its worse economic crisis in decades. President Nana Akufo-Addo and his economic team have come under growing pressure over the crisis, after the government earlier this year did a U-turn and said it would go to the IMF for help.