LONDON/NEW YORK – U.S. factory output rebounded this month but hiring remained sluggish, while business activity across the euro zone and at China’s manufacturers slowed, surveys...
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...
