Global markets: Kenya prompted to cut back on spending

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Published: October 16, 2015

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CNS Canada, Oct. 16 — The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally.

KENYA PROMPTED TO CUT EXPENDITURE BY IMF AND WORLD BANK – The World Bank and International Monetary Fund advised the Kenyan government to stop spending on non-priority projects.

The country’s treasury has been borrowing shillings at a high interest rate, and economists say the government needs to cut the budget deficit and stop growing debt by cutting nonessential projects.

YUAN HAS CASE TO JOIN IMF’S RESERVE ASSET – China’s currency, the yuan, could become part of the International Monetary Fund’s SDR basket.

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INDONESIA WILL LIKELY NEED TO SELL MORE OIL TO REJOIN OPEC – Indonesia has put in a bid to reactivate its role in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

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MINING GIANT CUTS BACK ON PRODUCTION AS COMMODITY PRICES SLUMP – Rio Tinto, a multinational mining and metals company, is cutting back on niche commodity production due to weakness in commodity markets.

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