Debt weighs: South Africa’s budget update showed public finances are under increasing pressure, heightening the need for the new coalition government to lure more investment. https://bloom.bg/4e6evvh

Longer rule: Botswana's governing party is poised to extend its almost six-decade rule of the diamond-rich southern African nation against a divided opposition in today's election. https://bloom.bg/4fmmyVM

Fiscal crunch: Angola faces peak loan payments that require the oil-producing nation to use all of its fiscal revenue to pay salaries and to service debt, its finance minister said. https://bloom.bg/3C6OzT1

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🎙 The world is increasingly driving cars and using phones made in China — despite US efforts to keep China’s tech from getting ahead.

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New deputy: A Kenyan court rejected a bid to block the appointment of President William Ruto’s new deputy. https://bloom.bg/4f4UfeR

Protests simmer: Mozambicans are bracing for more political turmoil following an opposition leader’s call for a week of protests against what he said was a rigged election. https://bloom.bg/3C6hvdP

Coal plans: South Africa has pledged to slash emissions from its fleet of coal-fired power plants to help secure $2.6 billion in climate finance. That’s despite seeking to change the terms of a 2022 agreement by delaying closing three of the facilities. https://bloom.bg/48tqxxr

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Indian American voters in swing states have become key targets for Democratic campaigners who think they could deliver a Kamala Harris victory in a tight election https://bloom.bg/4f66xDL

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Botswana election: An opposition coalition emerged as the shock winner of Botswana’s parliamentary elections, the first time power has changed hands in the diamond-dependent southern African nation since independence almost six decades ago. https://bloom.bg/3NNYvTR

Stashed dollars: Nigeria unveiled an amnesty program to draw out foreign exchange hoarded by individuals outside banks in a bid to support the nation’s currency, which plummeted to a new low on Thursday. https://bloom.bg/4hnlMK9

Broadband costs: Ghana, the West African nation recovering from a debt crisis, is banking on a high-speed broadband network supported by billionaire Mukesh Ambani to cut data costs and spur economic activity. https://bloom.bg/3NTzJSc

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Whatever happens in the US election, smaller nations are preparing to navigate the vote and its aftermath. Find out how the rest of the world is bracing itself in this week's Singapore Edition newsletter: https://trib.al/TUyYJcR

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LVMH, Kering and other luxury houses poured billions of dollars into China. Now they're scrambling to adjust to what may be a permanent shift in demand. Here's why: https://bloom.bg/4eagSNv

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A largely unnoticed surge of rare but deadly fungi is accelerating around the world, helped by the Covid-19 pandemic and a warming planet that appears to be training them to survive at higher and higher temperatures. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3CdOs8f

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As the most turbulent presidential campaign in decades enters its final hours, Americans can be forgiven for wondering: What just happened?

Read more: https://bloom.bg/48AgwPa

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Fiscal deficit: Goldman Sachs believes South Africa is unlikely to suffer the large revenue shortfall projected by its finance minister and that the nation’s path for fiscal consolidation remains credible. https://bloom.bg/3UxErZR

Fungal outbreaks: A largely unnoticed surge of rare but deadly fungi is spiking around the world, helped by the Covid-19 pandemic and a warming planet that's training them to survive at higher temperatures. https://bloom.bg/3CdOs8f

New regime: Botswana’s new president, Duma Boko, assumed office after his alliance’s shock victory in last week’s elections and announced economist Ndaba Gaolathe as his pick for deputy. https://bloom.bg/4ehXePV

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BREAKING: Boeing workers accept a new labor contract, ending a strike estimated to have cost the company about $100 million a day in lost revenue. https://bloom.bg/3CpfHwr

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A dramatic political rupture between India and Canada has cast a spotlight on a top confidante of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been mentioned as a possible successor to lead the world’s most populous country.

Read more about Amit Shah, the Indian minister accused by Canada of authorizing a wave of alleged crimes: https://bloom.bg/4fplQHy

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US election: The outcome of the closely watched US election will have a major impact globally, from Ukraine, the Mideast and Africa to world trade. https://bloom.bg/4eceCFL

Nation on edge: Venâncio Mondlane, the independent Mozambican opposition presidential candidate who fled the country after last month’s disputed elections, plans to return this week to lead supporters in protests in Maputo, the capital. https://bloom.bg/3UCKRGY

Rare advance: Zimbabwe’s gold-backed currency, which has been battered on foreign exchange markets since its April debut, rose against the dollar for a second day on the back of tighter monetary policy. https://bloom.bg/4fA4qHY

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are on track for what could be one of the closest US elections in history.

Follow our live blog for the latest news and analysis of the 2024 election: https://bloom.bg/election2024

🎙 One million skilled workers – doctors, engineers, accountants and managers, among others – have left Pakistan over the past three years alone.

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Australia will ban social media for children under the age of 16, in a bid to force tech giants to reckon with their apps' mental health impact https://bloom.bg/48BqG27

Trump just helped the world's top 10 richest people get even more rich. $64 billion richer, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Elon Musk alone added $26.5 billion to his pot. See the full list here: https://bloom.bg/4flCHLK

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Tensions rise: Mozambican police clashed with demonstrators who converged on the capital on Thursday to protest the country’s disputed elections. https://bloom.bg/4fCYONm

IMF deal: Ghana’s main opposition leader said he would renegotiate the $3 billion IMF program to reduce taxes and smooth loan repayments if he wins next month’s election. https://bloom.bg/3YWqx6b

ZiG free-float: Zimbabwe wants its gold-backed currency to float freely on the foreign exchange market, the central bank’s deputy governor said, though he declined to spell out when this would happen. https://bloom.bg/4eeB0y8

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China has announced a $839 billion program to refinance local government debt, as Beijing rolls out more measures to support a slowing economy facing new risks from the reelection of Donald Trump. Read more: https://bloom.bg/4feIN0n

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Tax reforms: Nigeria sees proposed changes in its tax laws helping to boost revenues, as the West African nation seeks to control its widening deficit and borrowing costs. https://bloom.bg/3Ctf7xK

Election unrest: Relative calm returned to Mozambique’s capital on Friday after police used deadly violence to break up a wave of post-election protests that shook Maputo the day before. https://bloom.bg/40G4K3M

Trump money: No billionaire did more to help Donald Trump win the US presidential election than Elon Musk. The South African-born Tesla and SpaceX boss will now find out whether it pays off or he ends up getting burned.⁣ https://bloom.bg/4hGetx5

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Trump's US election victory was music to the ears of some attendees at Singapore's FinTech Festival. But others feared the economic cost of his win. Read more in this week's free Singapore Edition newsletter: https://bloom.bg/40BYpGv

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