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      <news:title>How endurance sport shapes executive leadership </news:title>
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      <news:title>Ghana begins new phase after completing IMF credit programme</news:title>
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      <news:title>Nigeria insurers await NAICOM as recapitalisation deadline ends </news:title>
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      <news:title>Gold on track for first monthly rise since February</news:title>
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      <news:title>Is Nigeria addressing structural challenges impacting growth? </news:title>
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      <news:title>Unpacking barriers to growth for South African businesses</news:title>
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      <news:title>The evolution of the hiring process </news:title>
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      <video:description><![CDATA[As part of our poll this week, we asked our audience whether hiring practices have become more difficult in today's job market. For many job seekers, landing a role now means navigating multiple rounds of interviews, skills assessments, AI screening tools and lengthy recruitment processes- with no guarantee of securing the job. Joining CNBC Africa to discuss the state of recruitment in the modern world of work is Natashia Moosa, Commercial Manager, Workforce Staffing Middle East & Africa.]]></video:description>
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      <news:title>EBRD backs Kenyan small businesses with $100mn financing facility</news:title>
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Joining CNBC Africa today to unpack what this means for local businesses and the EBRD's broader rollout in Sub-Saharan Africa is Heike Harmgart, Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 
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