Not all coups in Africa are the same
The international community needs to recognise that both military takeovers and civilian misrule are wrong #press
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Gabon coup brings abrupt end to Bongos’ improbable 56-year dynasty
Veteran president removed this week inherited the huge wealth of the oil-rich country and the lavish tastes of his father #press
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FCA threatens banks with action as it reviews savings rates
NS&I ramps up pressure with market-leading deal #press
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Andrey Melnichenko: ‘It’s pointless to talk about good and evil’
Russia’s richest man on war crimes, the fallout from sanctions — and how the invasion of Ukraine made him a ‘pariah’ in Dubai #press
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UK Covid-era economic performance better than previously stated, says ONS
Companies had been adding to unsold stocks rather than running them down #press
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Mini shake-up sharpens Sunak’s defences
Willing to show his loyalty in public, new defence secretary Grant Shapps fills a gap in PM’s armoury #press
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US jobs growth forecast to have slowed again in August
Signs of further cooling in economy would add to expectations that Fed will halt interest rate rises #press
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A Sri Lankan debt twist
The US government Has Some Thoughts #press
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UK house prices shrink at fastest pace since 2009
Average property price fell 5.3% annually in August as rising borrowing costs dent market #press
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China frees up banks’ foreign exchange reserves to boost renminbi
Currency has fallen 5% against dollar this year as concerns about world’s second-largest economy mount #press
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EU politicians want more disaster relief funds after floods and fires
Also in this newsletter: the EU’s enlargement debate genie is very much out of the bottle #press
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Home from holiday — but can you get your money back?
The enforcement of air passenger rights has been off the official radar screen for too long #press
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Dollarisation is not a panacea for Argentina
Impracticable and costly, such a currency shift would not be much more than a convenient sleight of hand #press
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‘Bombs and grenades’: Belgian port struggles with rising cocaine trade
Antwerp grew rich trading salt and sugar. ‘Now, we’re dealing with another white powder’, says city official #press
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Short-term investors in SPY and QQQ warned of options risks
Surge in use of zero-day-to-expiry instruments creates disconnect from fundamental value #press
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Prepare to pay more tax whoever wins the election
Taxpayers face a struggle to balance their finances as fiscal screw tightens #press
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Rugby needs to be more exciting to attract younger fans, says New Zealand chief
Comments by Mark Robinson come ahead of men’s World Cup in France #press
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Retail investors power into uranium
Concerns over gas supplies and the Niger coup drive price increases #press
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Prosecutors and rivals increase pressure on Guatemala’s president-elect
Concerns over democracy and moves against Bernardo Arévalo could be ‘soft coup d’état’ #press
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‘Friday is just a dead day’: how a summer perk became a year-round staple
More white-collar employees are clearing the decks at the end of the week after pandemic upended in-office work #press
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