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South Africa

Wibest – Brazilian: Petrobras main headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian Oil Auction Flops, Petrobras Takes it All

The much-awaited November Brazilian oil auction turns out a flop as it failed to bring in expected figures. The oil petroleum market billed this high-profile event as the largest in history before it fell flat. The high signing bonus and the limelight around the action appeared to fend off bidders. The government had high hopes …

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Wibest – Pig: Pork meat presented in a market stall.

Pig Fever Pushes China to Open Offal Markets | Wibest

As an effect of the ravaging African swine fever, China now looks to get more imports from Brazil. Chinese pig exports have continued to cause trouble in Asian countries like the Philippines. Beijing has recently upped its pig imports to fill the void left by the African swine fever in markets. Yesterday, the Brazilian Minister …

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The Rand Of South Africa Weakening As The Dollar Strengthens

Eskom is Hurting the South African Rand and Economy

News from the South African company, Eskom, continues to hurt the country’s currency, credit rating, and economy.  The upsetting dilemma of the government with the electricity public utility company weighs on the rand and local investors. The government plans an overhaul of the whole electricity industry starting by breaking up the problems of the state …

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Wibest – South African: Eskom towes and the company's logo.

South African Rand Steadies Against Eskom Scheme

The South African currency steadied against the US dollar and but fell against other currencies in today’s trading. Rand traders took their time to digest the uneasy environment surrounding the government’s Eskom plan. The South African rand initially went down after the news broke out, but with some time, the currency started to hold steady …

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TRADE.com offers spread bets via its new entity.

TRADE.com offers spread bets via its new entity

There is a new exciting launch in the trading community. TRADE.com offers a new to spread betting service. Trade.com provides an index, Forex, shares, commodities, and cryptocurrency markets. Besides, the company is the best option for traders who are unable to work with brokers in Western Europe, the US, or the UK. However, from now …

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Digital Coins: Bitcoin Cryptocurrency on Zimbabwe hyperinflation banknote.

Zimbabwe in Talks about Adopting Digital Coins

Zimbabwe needs to introduce digital coins as support in solving its monetary problems. According to a Zambian tax expert, the dilemma is about unpleasant prices beyond the reach of many. The country endures the haunting by foreign currency scarcities. Moreover, it got worse by underdeveloped industrial production and failure to withstand its currency value. Recently, …

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Wibest – Currency: Dollar, Yuan and Euro notes.

Currency: Yuan, Euro Rises, Dollar Slips amid China’s Data

After the better-than-predicted economic data out of China easing concerns over the global economic slowdown. The dollar weakened versus the euro and yuan on Monday in Europe. According to the official data released, since quarterly records began, China’s economy grew at the slowest pace from three months to June. Last year, the gross domestic product …

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