#Kenyan lender KCB Group said on Wednesday its pretax profit for the first quarter of this year rose 15% to 24.4 billion shillings ($188.4 million), helped by higher interest income.

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South Africa has set higher import duties on certain steel products, ranging from 10% to 30%, to defend the struggling industry in the face of weak demand and rising imports led by China.

The global rush to stockpile manufactured goods in fear of an energy-supply crunch will again overshadow #business surveys gauging the impact of a third month of war

Enbridge "definitely would consider" backing a new #oil pipeline to Canada’s west coast, its CEO said, giving an early vote of confidence hours after Mark Carney signed an energy deal with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

US #Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he anticipates that China would commit to billions in American agricultural purchases

#China’s Eve Energy agreed to supply India’s Godawari New Energy with large-scale batteries, as a rapid renewable power expansion drives demand for energy storage in the South Asian nation

Copper extended gains above $14,000 a ton, inching toward a record high seen earlier this year, as supply risks mount on mine disruptions around the world

#Copper steadied near its highest close on record after US President Donald Trump dismissed Iran’s proposals for a peace deal and said the ceasefire with Tehran was on “life support”

A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from #Qatar is attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, which — if successful — would mark the country’s first export out of the region since the Iran war began