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South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has urged Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to strengthen regional cooperation and adopt coordinated economic policies to better withstand growing global economic uncertainty. Speaking at the SADC Committee of Ministers of Finance and Investment meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, Godongwana said the region must position itself as a…

The widespread consequences of global conflict are disproportionately affecting the world’s most susceptible populations, potentially driving more than 40 million individuals back into poverty, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. In an effort to protect citizens from escalating energy costs, countries have allocated an unparalleled $1.1 trillion to fossil fuel subsidies. However, specialists caution…