BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Brunei's overall consumer price index (CPI) in July increased 0.1 percent year-on-year, according to figures released on Saturday.

According to the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics at the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the rise was in line with increase in food and non-alcoholic beverages index by 1.9 percent, which was driven by increase in prices of rice and cereals (4.0 percent), mineral waters, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices (8.1 percent), and milk, dairy products and eggs (4.7 percent). (Brunei-CPI)

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MARRAKECH, Morocco -- Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said on Saturday that the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) could be "another source of uncertainty" for the global economy.

However, the IMF chief said that she, along with other IMF officials, believes that it is "too early" to ascertain the conflict's impact on the global economy. (IMF-Israel-Hamas-Conflict)

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NAIROBI -- Mirriam Gakii Kirimi joins the ranks of Kenyan youth who have secured jobs thanks to Kenya being part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which was proposed by China in 2013 with the aim of boosting development around the world.

Kirimi, a young woman who grew up in a remote village in Tharaka Nithi County, about 175 km northeast of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, considers the BRI a lifeline for Kenyan youth because it has spurred employment opportunities in the East African country. (Kenya-China-BRI) Enditem

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