WASHINGTON – U.S. stock futures pulled back to start the week, as weakness in overseas markets and a mixed reaction to corporate deal news set a...
LONDON – Global shares eased for a third day on Friday, on course for their longest losing streak in over a month, and yields on some...
BANGUI – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on May 14, 2014 financial assistance under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) in the...
LAGOS – On Wednesday the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigerian annual consumer price inflation edged up in April to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in...
JOHANNESBURG – Africa’s share of global foreign direct investment (FDI) projects has reached the highest level in a decade, according to Executing Growth, EY’s 2014 Africa...
ACCRA – On May 7, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Ghana. Ghana has experienced strong...
ABUJA – Oando PLC in conjunction with the Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) of the World Economic Forum on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 hosted a breakfast...
WASHINGTON – The dollar lost ground against most major currencies Wednesday after data showed the U.S. economy barely expanded in the first quarter of this year...
By URIRI Leo NEW YORK – Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy of Nigeria, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and a host of others who...
BRUSSELS/MOSCOW – The European Union announced asset freezes and travel bans on 15 Russians and Ukrainians over Moscow’s actions in Ukraine, but the measures were seen...