MASERU – A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by David Dunn, visited Lesotho during January 14-27 for discussions on economic policies in the...
PRETORIA — South Africa’s central bank on Wednesday raised its key interest rate, aiming to halt a rush out of its bonds and currency spurred on...
ABUJA – With cocoa output set to increase by 10% in Nigeria this year, the country is expected to earn US$634 million (104 billion naira) from the...
ADDIS ABABA – The ONE Campaign today released a new report and launched Do Agric, It Pays, a campaign calling for African governments to commit to...
NEW YORK – Nasdaq OMX Group is pushing to cut the fees it charges big customers that trade on several of its exchanges, a move that...
SEOUL — South Korea on Wednesday approved a nuclear reactor construction project for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster in neighboring Japan and despite...
NEW YORK – Turmoil in emerging markets and a month of disappointing job growth at home are unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from trimming its...
LAGOS – Eromosele Abiodun writes that the bid by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to move from frontier market to emerging market status is a bold...
WASHINGTON – Stocks gained as foreign markets stabilized and investors awaited word from a two-day Federal Reserve policy meeting that begins Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial...
ABUJA – Growth rate in Nigeria’s manufacturing sector rose from 6.5 per cent to 7.7 per cent while the retail and sales sector also went up...
