South Africa was removed from the global "dirty money" list in October and is scheduled for a review in 2027.

Kenya's selection of China Communications Construction Company follows the cancellation of a previous airport concession deal with the Adani Group two years prior.

Early results from Ethiopia's general election show a commanding lead for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party.

Elections could not be held in 48 constituencies in Ethiopia's Tigray and Amhara regions due to the fallout from the country's two-year civil war.

South Africa is at risk of being returned to a global watchdog's "dirty money" list due to high-level corruption within its national police department, according to the newspaper Business Day.

Kenya has selected China Communications Construction Company for a $2.9 billion project to upgrade its largest airport.

Shares of Japanese companies Mizuno and Fuji increased in 2022 when Japan's national team performed well in its World Cup group.

Bank of America predicts the current World Cup could boost global GDP by up to $41 billion and create one million jobs.

FIFA has introduced dynamic pricing for tickets for the first time at the current World Cup.

Dentsu has paid as much as ¥35 billion for the Japanese broadcasting rights to the World Cup.

Bloomberg Intelligence data forecasts operating margins for Stoxx 600 companies will grow almost 8% this year, following three consecutive years of declines.

FIFA is projected to earn as much as $13 billion in revenue from the four-year cycle associated with the current World Cup.

FIFA earned $7.5 billion in revenue from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

FIFA earned $6.4 billion in revenue from the World Cup cycle leading up to the event in Russia.

The Glazer family's consideration of divesting from Manchester United is influenced by a potential multi-billion pound cost to redevelop the Old Trafford stadium.

The Glazer family sold an approximately 29% stake in Manchester United to billionaire Jim Ratcliffe two years ago.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have advised Wall Street firms to use Anthropic's Mythos AI model to identify their own security weaknesses.

Anthropic has decided to release its new AI model, Mythos, only to a limited number of governments and companies due to its assessed dangers.

AI researchers tasked with stress-testing Anthropic's Mythos model found it was capable of orchestrating a digital bank robbery by bypassing security systems.

A study published in the medical journal BMJ Open found that 20% of AI chatbot responses to health questions were "highly problematic."