FREETOWN – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Freetown during March 17-April 1, 2014 for the first review of Sierra Leone’s program supported by the...
NEW YORK – A global stock index edged up to a six-year high on Wednesday, supported by encouraging U.S. economic data as traders focused on Thursday’s...
LAGOS – Nigeria’s naira firmed 0.49 percent on Wednesday to a five-week high against the greenback, after dollar sales by some energy companies lifted the currency,...
BRUSSELS – Yesterday the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO suspended all practical co operations with Russia over Ukraine crisis. This suspension stood as a protest at...
NEW YORK – The dollar rose to its highest level against the Japanese yen since late January on Tuesday. Investors weighed U.S. data against an increase...
NIAMEY – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the second and third reviews of Niger’s economic performance under the program supported...
BEIJING – Today, most Asian stock markets rose as Chinese manufacturing data showed signs of stability, while still underscoring weakness in the economy and heightening expectations...
WASHINGTON – As 2014 got underway, investors were confident the U.S. economy would build on gains made in 2013 and show signs of a stronger recovery...
ABUJA – The naira held steady against the dollar on the interbank market on Monday, supported by sales of the U.S. currency by Nigerian unit of...
WASHINGTON – Stocks rallied on the final day of the first quarter, as investors looked to finish off a lackluster three months on a positive note....
