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Nigeria fuel imports drop 54% in two years

Nigeria’s spending on imported refined petroleum products has dropped sharply

Rand buoyed by gold prices as markets mull US inflation prints

SA Rand was lifted by record high gold prices in early trade

 ‘Netflix prepares all-cash offer for Warner Bros’

Netflix is preparing to make an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery’s studios ‌and streaming businesses, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday

Chipmaker, Nexperia Chinese owner, Wingtech fight for control in Dutch court

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia’s European managers face the company’s Chinese owner Wingtech in an Amsterdam court on Wednesday in the latest round of a fight for control that has led to a shortage of chips used by carmakers

SA Minister welcomes approval of AGOA Extension Bill

AGOA was first enacted in 2000 to provides duty-free access to the US market.

World Bank sees resilient global growth in 2026 amid tariffs but fading dynamism

The global economy is proving more resilient than expected, with 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) growth expected ‌to improve slightly over forecasts from last June.