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Inflation drops to 41.2% in April

Inflation has dropped to 41.2% for the month of April 2023 representing a 3.8 percentage point decrease from the 45.0% recorded in March 2023.

Oil prices sink as inflation anxiety builds

Crude oil prices were once again on the decline today in Asian morning trade, extending a slip that began yesterday after the American Petroleum Institute surprised markets by estimating an inventory build in both crude and gasoline.

Cocoa farmgate prices see another reversal

The cocoa industry has experienced its second reversal in farmgate prices over the past five mid-seasons due to global developments, says the March 2023 Cocoa Market Report by the International Cocoa Organisation.

China debt restructuring is at impasse, World Bank Chief says

China is at a impasse in terms of restructuring debts owed to it by developing nations in distress even after the World Bank made additional efforts to provide ultra-low interest loans and grants to those countries, the anti-poverty lender’s chief said Monday.