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Ant International secures payment institution licence from the Central Bank of Brazil

Ant International, a leading global digital payment, digitisation, and FinAI solutions provider, today announced that it has received a Payment Institution (PI) licence from the Central Bank of Brazil.

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North Korea’s rice prices fall for the first time in two months

North Korean market prices are showing signs of cooling in 2026. The price of domestically grown rice fell for the first time in more than two months, according to Daily NK’s regular survey of markets…

  • North Korean rice prices fell for the first time in two months in 2026.
  • Price dropped 3.6% to 45,100 won per kilogram in Pyongyang market.
  • Decline attributed to holiday supplies and tightened border controls.

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