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Many African countries produce a lot of raw commodities every year but the majority of farmers lack information and knowledge about market supplies in terms of specific periods when markets experience gluts and shortages.

THE quality of agricultural commodities and incomes is influenced by the quality of evidence and knowledge accessible to value chain actors,

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New Delhi: Indian equity markets, including the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE),

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After months of heavy speculation, Samsung (OTCPK:SSNLF) finally announced its competitor to Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) Vision Pro mixed reality headset with its own Galaxy XR device.

The device, which is available tonight in the U.S. and Korea and sells for $1,800 — or nearly half the

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Gold and silver prices remain fundamentally strong for the next 18 to 24 months. However, short-term volatility and minor corrections are likely due to the recent sharp rally, Kishore Narne, Director, Head – Commodity, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, told NDTV Profit on Monday, Oct. 20.

During an interview on the occasion of Diwali,

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US President Donald Trump has yet again made his claims of settling eight wars, reiterating his long-held belief that tariffs and trade had resolved five of them, including the May escalation between India and Pakistan.

Noting that the tariffs were a matter of national security,

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The Dow advanced 218.16 points, or 0.5%, to end at 46,924.74, according to FactSet data. The blue-chip index has risen for three consecutive trading days.

The S&P 500 ended flat, at 6,735.35.

The Nasdaq Composite lost 36.88 points, or nearly 0.2%, to finish at 22,953.67.

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A NEW CHAPTER AWAITS

Timor-Leste’s President Jose Ramos-Horta, who has long championed his country’s bid to join the grouping, said Dili is ready to host its first ASEAN Summit in 2029 and pledged that it will not be a “burden” to the bloc.

“Since independence, we have never failed our five-year cycle of elections for president and for government,

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Income-plus-arbitrage fund of fund (FoF) schemes are increasingly attracting interest from fixed-income investors due to their tax efficiency. These funds invest less than 65% in fixed income and the balance in arbitrage strategies. This structure allows gains from the investments to be treated as long-term capital gains (LTCG) if held for more than 24 months and taxed at 12.5%,

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