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Deutsche Bank not financing EACOP African pipeline – source

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South Africa’s MTN first-quarter pretax profit up 21%

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S.Africa’s central bank to hike by 50bps on May 19 for first time since 2016

EMERGING MARKETS – FX returns to 18-month lows as dollar gallops higher

Bitcoin drops below $27,000 level as crypto sell-off continues

SHARES TUMBLE AS STUBBORN U.S. INFLATION STOKES WORRIES ON RATES, ECONOMY

Controversial stablecoin UST — which is meant to be pegged to the dollar — plummets below 50 cents