Flash Briefing: Booming Ireland seeks Saffers; 3 African dictators pressured; Key trade talks; Gold demanded.

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IN TODAY’S GLOBAL HEADLINES…
Trade officials from the US are meeting their Chinese counterparts in Beijing today in an attempt to hammer out an agreement that will reverse escalating trade war tensions.
A report today from Canada’s Scotiabank says gold exchange traded funds increased their holdings of the metal by 2.25m ounces during December, an increase of around 5%. 
It’s been a rough start to the year for three African dictators.
A lengthy article in today’s Financial Times of London says the economic boom in Ireland has resulted in the country looking to SA to meet a growing skills shortage. 
7 Jan 2019 English South Africa Business News · Investing

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