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(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa is set to arrive in Sudan on Friday to try to resolve a deepening political crisis as pro-democracy protests started in the capital.

(Bloomberg) -- DBS Group Holdings Ltd. and Standard Chartered Plc are among the lenders planning to bid for Citigroup Inc. consumer banking assets in Asia as the U.S. lender divests units across five markets in the region, according to people familiar with the matter.

/PRNewswire/ -- To help guests celebrate the 2021 holiday season, Lady M New York, home of the world famous Mille Crêpes, has launched the Lady M Merry and...

(Bloomberg) -- The Turkish lira is looking vulnerable as speculation grows that policy makers will cut interest rates again despite the deteriorating inflation outlook. Option traders see a more than 60% chance that the currency will weaken to an all-time-low of 9.50 per U.S.

(Bloomberg) -- Lebanon’s deadliest outbreak of sectarian violence in years threatens to derail the new government’s talks with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors before they’ve even begun.

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Positive environmental news is rare. All the more reason to cheer an effort that might see wealthy nations help South Africa curb its coal addiction.

(Bloomberg) -- Colombia is selling green bonds again, a month after its debut domestic offering handily outperformed in the secondary market amid appetite for securities designed to help the environment.

(Bloomberg) -- The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast for the Asia-Pacific region due to a surge of the delta variant of Covid-19 and lagging vaccinations. The Washington based fund now expects the region to grow 6.5% this year -- down 1.

(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand inflation jumped more than expected in the third quarter to the fastest pace in 10 years, reinforcing bets that the central bank will keep raising interest rates and sending the currency higher. The annual inflation rate surged to 4.9% from 3.

(Bloomberg) -- Australian and New Zealand bond yields jumped after the smaller nation reported faster inflation than economists forecast, fanning bets on faster monetary policy tightening. Australia’s three-year yield climbed as much as 16 basis points to 0.75%, the highest since February 2020.