Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG.N) is betting on electric motorcycles to attract the next generation of younger and more environmentally conscious riders to reverse declining U.S. sales. But as Harley ships its first “LiveWire” bikes - priced at $29,799 - to dealers, there is little evidence the 116-year-old brand is catching on with new young customers. The problem lies mostly with this “super-premium” product’s price. The bike costs nearly as much as a Tesla Model 3 and aims for a market that does not really exist.

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The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina has been nominated for a second term by President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the bank’s election scheduled to hold in 2020. This was disclosed at an award ceremony organized by the Hallmark of Labour Foundation yesterday where Adesina clinched the Emeka Anyaoku lifetime achievement award. Elated by the development, Adesina took to the stage to share how the dream began. He noted that the opportunity first began under former President Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure where he was made to serve as Minister of Agriculture. Reeling out a list of his achievements in his first term, Adesina noted that 16 million people had been provided access to electricity. With these achievements, Adesina announced his intentions to contest for a second term in office. He hoped it would complete the work he started at the bank. He also pledged his support to work hard to fast track the development of the African continent with the support of donors.

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Nigerian Senate increases the budget for 2020; Toll's collection to resume on Nigeria's federal roads 16 years after it was abolished; Namibia's fuel pump price to remain unchanged; Embraer delays the timeline for closing a major deal with Boeing.

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In order to forestall privacy issues and prevent more scrutiny on user data, Google has updated privacy tools on its video streaming platform, YouTube and Google Maps. While YouTube users will now be able to set their search and viewing histories to auto-delete after a period of time, users of Google Maps will have an incognito mode, which means a user’s movements won’t be recorded when it’s turned on. The incognito mode for Google Maps, inspired by the Chrome browser’s incognito feature will enable users to search and navigate places without having any information linked to their accounts thereafter. This means users will be able to choose what stays on the app and what doesn’t as there would be a toggle to turn on or off. Although Google is yet to release the exact date when the new features will be available for iOS users, it would be available on Android this month. Google has also disclosed that users would be able to delete their voice histories from artificial intelligence system Assistants using a voice command. There would now be a way for users to check their passwords via a password manager to make sure they are still secure.

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British award-winning actor and musician, Idris Elba, has committed to developing Sherbro Island into a world-class city as part of his drive to give back to Sierra Leone. Idris Elba is original of Sierra Leone and Ghanaian roots. His father is Sierra Leonean his and mother Ghanaian. The Sierra Leone government and Sherbro Alliance Partners - a company Elba co-owns with Siaka Stevens - has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic public-private partnership aimed at developing Sherbro Island as a city and an economic powerhouse. The island is located on the southern coast of Sierra Leone and has tremendous tourism and fishing potential. According to a press release, "Sherbro Island City will serve as an engine of economic growth for Sierra Leone and the surrounding West Africa region. Operated under an investment and legal regime designed to attract and protect long-term investment, Sherbro Island City will develop a diversified services and manufacturing economy that creates job opportunities for Sierra Leoneans and attracts new capabilities to the region. The project will integrate efficient infrastructure with transparent and effective governance, supported by the intelligent application of smart technology.

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Ever heard of the phrase, "join them if you can't beat them"? It's better to beat the loan shark before they get you hounded with their very strict terms of collection upon failure. Listen; any lender – authorized or not – who harasses you is breaking the law. In fact, they have no legal right to make you pay the loan back at all – because the loan itself is illegal. But you need to how to knock them out right? Here it is!

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While many are still struggling to get a loan from a community bank, you can meet the family's immediate needs with these tips. Jump the interest rates, yes you can! You really don't have to join any co-operative and why should you if you can get easy loans from community banks. Here's how.

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The whole corporate world is plotting out more ways to make borrowing easier but you shouldjt have to wait for that! The delivery of mobile credit has come to stay and sometimes, airtime advance can be a life-saving form of digital loan when you need an emergency top-up for your voice calls, text messages and data services. Hey! It's time to start using digital credit system to your advantage right?

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What if you could lend yourself all the money you ever wanted? Oh sure you can! Perhaps you're not as eligible or even as trustworthy as you think? Don't sweat it. Take this self-help test and discover how it feels to lend yourself all the money you ever wanted!

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Don't be the guy who jumps at a loan before realizing it's not the right type of loan for you. So before getting a loan, here are seven types of loan that you can pick from. Yes, you can make that choice and you should but how? Listen to this episode of loanclopedia!

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