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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the business desk.
Breakthrough Trading says it has trained more than 100,000 people, but Ethiopia’s Education and Training Authority says it has not licensed or accredited the company’s personal-development programs.
Ethiopia’s official creditor committee has found the country’s revised agreement with private bondholders consistent with the G20 Common Framework, clearing a major obstacle to restructuring its $1 billion Eurobond.
Canada said it would match new 50% U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar after extended negotiations failed, escalating a trade dispute between the two closely linked economies.
The Panama Canal will reduce daily vessel transits in September as weak rainfall lowers the lakes that supply the waterway, with further restrictions possible.
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture says the country is working to improve banana quality, productivity and market access as it seeks to grow exports.
Zijin Gold International has acquired a 9.2% stake in Allied Gold, giving it indirect exposure to the Kurmuk gold project in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region.
US gross national debt reached $40.047 trillion on August 18, 2026, the Treasury Department’s daily statement showed.
Donald Trump said the United States and Canada reached a trade agreement that would remove tariffs for US farmers and businesses exporting to Canada, following an earlier three-day pause in a threatened tariff increase.
