WASHINGTON – Stocks rose to the day’s high as the Federal Reserve’s new chairwoman, Janet Yellen, stoked optimism that the central bank will remain highly supportive...
NEW YORK – Puerto Rico’s governor said Monday that he planned to boost the island’s economy by overhauling its tax system and reducing government spending after...
…as preparations for Africa- EU summit gather pace ADDIS ABABA – The African Union Commission and the European Commission have emphasized the need to make good...
BEIJING – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is set to launch a U.S. e-commerce website through its subsidiaries Vendio and Auctiva, which are in turn part of...
ADDIS ABABA – The special meeting of the Permanent Secretaries of Ministries of Agriculture and Local Government and Development Working Group Leaders on the Comprehensive Africa...
NAIROBI – The Rockefeller Foundation and the Tony Elumelu Foundation have announced the winners of the Africa Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF). Launched in April 2013...
JOHANNESBURG – McDonald’s Corp. is looking at potential new markets in Nigeria and the rest of Africa after the world’s largest restaurant chain entered a new...
LAGOS – The continued dwindling of the fiscal buffers- foreign reserves, excess crude account, (ECA) against the backdrop of rising and stable oil prices at the...
BEIJING – Hong Kong stocks shot up on Tuesday, leading Asian gains, as the region moved higher ahead of Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s testimony to...
ADDIS ABABA – Dr. Martial De-Paul Ikounga African Union Commissioner for Human Resources Science and Technology presented the African strategy on Science, Technology and innovation, at...
