TUNIS – The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessionary arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, approved on Tuesday, December...
UYO – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), announced on Tuesday that it had refunded N10 billion to commercial bank customers between 2012 and September 2013....
NEW YORK – Stock futures were under water Tuesday, with Wall Street set to open below major psychological levels, as fears that the Federal Reserve could...
BRUSSELS – Euro zone producer prices fell more than expected in October, data showed on Tuesday, with the annual inflation rate at a nearly 4-year low...
STOCKHOLM – The government of Sweden announced on 3 December 2013 the launch of a new trade facilitation training facility in Arusha, Tanzania. The Swedish government,...
NAIROBI – Wealth accounting and the valuation of ecosystem services are critical to Africa’s future growth, as the continent undergoes unprecedented development. Projections point, for example,...
LONDON – World shares fell for a third day on Wednesday and gold was at a five-month low, with focus back on the risks of the...
LONDON – The dollar rose against the yen and the euro on Wednesday as expectations grew that key economic data from the United States this week...
NEW YORK — The dollar retreated below ¥103 as part of a broad decline Tuesday, as investors looked toward data later this week that could shed...
FRANKFURT – ThyssenKrupp has raised 882 million euros ($1.2 billion) in a sale of new shares, less than some analysts think it will need to pursue a...