Kabila's decision in December 2016 not to step down at the end of his mandate triggered protests throughout the copper- and cobalt-rich country. Photographer: Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images. The Democratic Republic of Congo's government recruited fighters from a rebellion it defeated in 2013 to
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Euro-area manufacturing surveys paint a very positive picture toward the end of the year, yet it's important to sound a note of caution as the signal is probably too good to be true, said Bloomberg economist Maxime Sbaihi. Purchasing-manager surveys have overstated the actual data in the past.
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“More than 266,000 jobs have been created since we were elected in 2013, with around 60,000 in regional Victoria,” he said. “That's more than anywhere else in the nation for that period.” Financial services is now far and away Melbourne's most important industry, accounting for 12 per cent of economic
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Munich Re has joined calls to delay the introduction of new accounting rules for insurers, according to the Financial Times. The reinsurer said the new IFRS 17 rules, due to come into force in 2021, will be very expensive to introduce, and will be diffucilt to understand for the public and the media. Munich
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Xiaomi Corp., the Chinese smartphone maker that was once the most valuable startup in the world, is in talks with investment banks about an initial public offering and seeking a valuation of at least $50 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based company is considering an
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