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US Treasury imposes sanctions on businesses owned by Sudanese warring parties

US Treasury imposes sanctions on businesses owned by Sudanese warring parties

THE United States imposed sanctions on three companies linked to the warring parties in Sudan, the latest in a series of measures against Sudanese entities aimed at stemming a devastating nine-month war. The businesses sanctioned are Alkhaleej Bank and Al-Fakher Advanced Works, controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and Zadna International, controlled by the Sudanese army, according to a U.S. Treasury Department statement. War broke out last April between the two forces, resulting in the devastation of wide swaths of the country, the killing of thousands of civilians, warnings of famine and the world's largest internal displacement crisis. The…
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Female-owned farms and companies are growing Ghana’s taste for coffee

Female-owned farms and companies are growing Ghana’s taste for coffee

FROM dozens of farms nestled among the hills of Ghana's Volta region to the cafes and restaurants of the capital, Accra, the women farming and marketing Ghanaian coffee are working to gain a firmer foothold in the small but growing sector. Ghana is the world's second-largest cocoa producer behind neighbour Ivory Coast but is one of Africa's smallest in terms of coffee output. Most smallholder farmers lack access to the resources needed to market their beans. Benedicta Tamakloe, a former computer science teacher and founder of the Accra-based roaster Bean Masters, decided to help by working with female farmers who…
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Omicron may throw wrench in companies’ plans to return to office

Omicron may throw wrench in companies’ plans to return to office

BEN KLAYMAN COMPANY executives are beginning to consider different permanent work models for their employees as the coronavirus pandemic, and the spread of the Omicron variant, destabilize their latest return-to-office plans. With Omicron so new, companies are struggling to understand how the variant might affect their operations and profits. Most have taken a wait-and-see stance as they weigh how fast the variant may spread and its potential harmfulness, although Alphabet Inc's Google was indefinitely delaying its return-to-office plan around the world. Luxury toilet maker Lixil Corp's chief people officer, Jin Montesano, told the Reuters Next conference this week that the…
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