ABUJA – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has ranked Nigeria 170th out of 189th countries on its 2014 global ease of paying taxes report. With the ranking, Nigeria just...
BERLIN – The euro touched a four-year high against the yen on Wednesday and European stocks rose after a deal was struck to form a new...
LONDON – Investors continue to bet that the Federal Reserve will maintain its easy-money policies for the next few months, with European equity markets pushing higher...
WASHINGTON – But it’s a very different Nasdaq than it was 13 years ago, the last time it visited the heady air above 4,000. Same number....
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...