JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela emerged from 27 years in apartheid jails in 1990 pledging to seize South Africa’s mines and banks. Four years later, his government...
LAGOS – The president Nigeria Society of Engineers, Engr. Mustafa Shehu, has stated that the agricultural sector is experiencing a decline and seriously needs to be...
BEIJING – China’s annual consumer inflation unexpectedly slowed in November, easing market fears of any imminent policy tightening as authorities meet this week to outline their...
ABUJA – West Africa is optimistic about the prospect of securing requisite funding for its latest project to link some of its “vibrant and populated “cities...
TOKYO – Japan’s Nikkei stock average climbed as much as 2 percent on Monday morning, buoyed by a slide in the yen after an upbeat U.S....
DUBLIN – Minister of State for Trade and Development, Joe Costello T.D., is visiting Kenya this week to examine the increasing opportunities for Irish companies in...
…Approves US$75 Million Disbursement ABIDJAN – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fourth review of Côte d’Ivoire’s economic program supported...
FRANKFURT – When soccer teams battle for the World Cup in Brazil next year, another fight for global supremacy will be played out on the pitches...
SHANGHAI – China’s exports rose more than estimated in November, pushing the trade surplus to the highest in more than four years in a sign global...
BEIJING – Chinese regulators will clamp down on banks’ and companies’ use of foreign currency for trade finance by ensuring that trade deals are authentic and...