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Corporate communication adapts to rising AI use

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INT

Companies are writing the documents they file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) such that they are read and heard favourably by machines, not just human…

Eskom bailout will not solve South Africa power crisis

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SOUTH AFRICA

The deal will see the state assume or help pay ZAR254bn (USD13.7bn) of Eskom’s debt and comes amid a debilitating increase in breakdowns of generating capacity that mean the…

US banking sector is changing faster than regulation

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UNITED STATES

The Fed's quarterly survey of senior lending officers, released the same day, found that banks expect to tighten lending standards. This follows deposit flight during the banking…

Policies will improve conditions for Japan's start-ups

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JAPAN

The Cabinet Office will issue specific plans by year-end, but discussions already indicate several new policies, including public-private financing using the government pension…

Mexico’s Pemex will retrench in a bid to survive

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MEXICO

While such losses are enormous, they are far less than then 41.4-billion-dollar loss seen the previous year. Pemex has recorded 17 consecutive quarters of financial losses, with…

Philippines’s PhilHealth will ride out crisis

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PHILIPPINES

Earlier this month, he approved the filing of criminal charges against several PhilHealth officials, based on an investigation led by the Department of Justice (DoJ) into alleged…

Mexico's Pemex adjustment signals pragmatic strategy

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MEXICO

The loss -- nearly double that recorded during 2014 -- was an all-time record for the company and marked 13 consecutive quarters in the red. Moreover, a pre-tax loss of 7.9…

South Africa’s national airline faces key reform test

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SOUTH AFRICA

SAA business rescue.

Petrobras fallout hits business and politics in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The Petrobras case ('Operation Car Wash') has led to the arrest of several of Brazil's most senior executives in the construction, infrastructure and engineering sectors (thus far…

High numbers of unproductive firms will cut GDP growth

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INTERNATIONAL

Low interest rates and easy financing conditions in major economies have triggered a search for yield on the part of investors flushed with liquidity and this has allowed…