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Crunch time for Ramaphosa as vote looms

Bloomberg South African lawmakers will decide whether to institute impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, three days before the governing party meets to consider re-electing him as its leader. Ramaphosa’s political future was cast into doubt on November 30, when an independent panel found he may have violated the constitution because of the way he handled the theft of at ...

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China, US diplomats discuss Taiwan during talks

  Bloomberg China described its meeting with US envoys that included talks on Taiwan as “in-depth and constructive,” a sign Beijing and Washington are taking steps to cool tensions. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng met Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink and National Security Council Senior Director for China and Taiwan Laura Rosenberger, Foreign ...

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Credit Suisse loses top officials in Asia, Europe departures

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG lost two senior executives in China and Italy, adding to a string of departures as the troubled Swiss lender embarks on a comprehensive restructuring. Carsten Stoehr, chief executive officer of Greater China, is leaving Credit Suisse effective from December 15, according to an internal memo that was confirmed by a Hong Kong-based spokeswoman. He had ...

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