WASHINGTON – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved an IDA* credit of $US12 million to support the Government of Sierra Leone’s plans to improve...
ABUJA – The Federal Government of Nigeria will soon begin the accreditation of borehole drilling companies to eliminate mediocres and fraudsters, Mr James Aper, the General...
LAGOS – The All-Share Index of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday dipped by 0.63 per cent following noticeable investors’ profit takings. The index lost...
TOKYO – The yen slid to the weakest level in almost six months versus the dollar as demand for the safety of the currency waned after...
BERN – The 5th session of the South Africa-Switzerland High-Level consultations taking place in Fribourg was co-chaired by Mr Yves Rossier, Swiss State Secretary of Foreign...
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s economy, the biggest on the continent, grew at the slowest pace in more than four years in the third quarter as...
WASHINGTON – Nasdaq OMX Group Inc said on Monday Eric Noll, the exchange operator’s top internal candidate to replace Chief Executive Robert Greifeld, is leaving to...
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks were little changed on Monday after a modest rise that lifted the Nasdaq composite index above 4,000 for the first time...
WASHINGTON – The Japanese yen stretched its losses against the U.S. dollar, falling to a six-month low, as the greenback notched broad gains. Over the weekend,...
WASHINGTON – U.S. stock futures rose, as the surprise Iran nuclear agreement reached over the weekend helped fuel another push higher into record territory. The Iran...
