TOKYO – Asian markets were lower on Thursday, with Japan and Hong Kong pulling back after strong gains in recent sessions as corporate news took center...
LAGOS – Among the 30 highly capitalised stocks listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), three banking stocks – Skye Bank plc, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated plc,...
NAIROBI – The International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affairs Department and Africa Regional Technical Assistance Center East (AFRITAC East) held a workshop on “Medium Term Budget Frameworks...
NEW YORK – Comcast Corp is buying Time Warner Cable Inc for $45.2 billion in an all-stock deal, combining the nation’s two largest cable operators, according...
WASHINGTON — Iran’s economy is getting a boost from the reprieve in international sanctions amid talks with Tehran over the country’s nuclear program, the International Monetary...
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...
