ROME—Italy’s government has approved plans to sell up to €12 billion ($16.13 billion) in business assets in a bid to overcome objections from Brussels and gain...
BANJUL - A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Bhaswar Mukhopadhyay, visited Banjul during November 7- 20, 2013, to review policy implementation of...
MUMBAI—Indian shares and the rupee ended lower for the second straight session Thursday, with the benchmark index recording its sharpest percentage fall in more than 2½...
CAPE TOWN – Nampak Ltd, a South African packaging company, said it will buy closely-held Nigerian drinks-can maker Alucan and has an option to purchase a...
BEIJING – China’s manufacturing activity expanded in November but at a slower pace than October, a survey from HSBC showed on Thursday. The HSBC flash Purchasing...
GENEVA - The World Meteorological Organization has partnered with leading research, UN agencies and humanitarian organizations to launch the Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa in...
LONDON – Renewed talk of an early cutback in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s stimulus sent the dollar back above 100 yen on Thursday while driving government...
LOS ANGELES – Tribune Co., which owns the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and seven other daily newspapers, said Wednesday it’s cutting 700 jobs, or 6%...
ABUJA – The market capitalization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday grew by N179 billion in bullish trading. The market capitalization rose by 1.46...
ABUJA – Nigeria has attracted investment of about N205.4bn ($1.3bn) into the retail sector within the last two years, The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,...
