Senegal Approves Sale of Tigo to Group Led by French Billionaire

Senegal approved the sale of Millicom International Cellular SA's mobile-phone business in the country to a group of investors that includes French billionaire Xavier Niel, a decision that may end a dispute over the transaction that began last year. President Macky Sall signed a decree earlier this month
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Want to receive this post in your inbox every morning? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more. With U.S. President Donald Trump laying plans for a historic meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, and the leaders of France and
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On Saturday, the EU and Mexico also struck an agreement in principle to upgrade their 18-year-old trade agreement, bolstering the bloc's efforts to pry open global markets in the face of U.S. protectionism. Under the terms of the upgraded accord, “practically all trade in goods between the EU and
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Poker giant Stars Group Inc. agreed to buy Sky Betting & Gaming in a deal valued at $4.7 billion, moving deeper into sports betting to create the biggest publicly listed online gambling company. Toronto-based Stars Group will pay cash and stock to owners CVC Capital Partners and Sky Plc, it said
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If you've still got a Toys 'R' Us gift card burning a hole in your wallet, you only have a few more hours left to use it. The storied toy retailer, which filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and announced in March that it would close all U.S. stores, will only honor gift cards until close of business on Saturday, April 21,
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Inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons visited one of the sites of a suspected gas attack in Douma, Syria, on Saturday to collect samples. The samples will be transported to Rijswijk in the Netherlands before being sent for analysis to the group's designated laboratories,
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The global growth outlook faces rising threats from trade tensions and mounting debt despite a strengthening and “increasingly broad-based” expansion at the moment, according to a statement from world finance ministers and central bankers. “Risks are broadly balanced in the near term, but remain
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Houston (AP) — Barbara Bush was remembered as the “first lady of the greatest generation” during a funeral Saturday attended by four former U.S. presidents and hundreds of other people who filled the church with laughter as much as tears, with many recalling her quick wit and devotion to family.
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The Connecticut Department of Banking has approved United Bank's application to open a branch office at 415-417 Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich. United's first entry into the county took place in 2015, when it opened a commercial loan production office at 55 Green Farms Road in Westport. But the
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Saudi police said security forces “dealt with” a small civilian drone that was flying without authorization in an upscale neighborhood of Riyadh on Saturday. Authorities have started an investigation into the incident, according to a brief statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. The statement
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Homeowners yet to lock into a fixed rate mortgage are being urged to do so ahead of a possible base rate rise next month. A slowdown in inflation – from 2.7 per cent to 2.5 per cent – may well persuade the Bank of England to delay an increase in the rate from 0.5 per cent. But as Governor Mark Carney
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The 14-day ADX for Real Estate Bull 3X Direxion (DRN) is currently sitting at 12.85. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would indicate a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would signal a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would
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Return on Equity (ROE) is 1.80% and Return on Investment (ROI) is 3.00%. MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND VALAATION INDICATORS: Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE) is USA based company. Currently it has a market worth of $2160.32M. Using market capitalization to show the size of
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Proposals to set up shared “banking hubs” in smaller, rural communities have been supported by the Scottish Liberal Democrats. … The Lib Dems also backed calls for UK ministers to use their major shareholding in the bank to halt the remaining closures, and take a more community-orientated
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A sealed bag containing dried beans, PVC pellets, expanded polystyrene, or expanded polypropylene is considered as a bean bag. Industry experts forecast the global Indoor and Outdoor Bean Bags market to grow at a CAGR of 4.91% during the period 2018-2022. Indoor and Outdoor Bean Bags are
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Over the past few weeks we've heard one banking executive after another throw themselves at the mercy of the commission, admitting they've duped customers, lied about it and pocketed the profits. We've seen customers, just like us, cry as they've told their personal stories of ruin at the hands of people
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TEWKSBURY — Tewksbury teachers Jon Di Prima and Lisa Bailey will be performing in Working, a musical production presented by the Voices of Hope organization on Saturday, May 5 at 8 p.m. at the North Shore Music Theater in Beverly. Di Prima teaches writing at the John W. Wynn Middle School
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corpo (OCSL) stock changed position at 0.00% to closing price of $4.35 in recent trading session. The last closing price represents the price at which the last trade occurred. The last price is also the price on which most charts are based; the chart updates with each change of
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“It's an easy cost-saving strategy for banks but it's devastating for rural communities. “Our local economies deserve busy high streets and face-to-face reliable banking. “That's why setting up banking hubs, where banks could pool resources to ensure at least one shop can stay open, is an innovative
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The writer at the helm of Netflix's planned TV adaptation of the Witcher franchise has confirmed that eight episodes have been ordered, to arrive in 2020. The property began life in the early 1990s as a series of stories and novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, focused on the fantasy-world
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