LAGOS – Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has demanded an urgent review of the 1977 decree which changed the Lagos Stock Exchange to Nigerian Stock...
TOKYO – The yen fell to a four-year low against the euro and weakened past 101 per dollar as Japan’s central bank kept its pledge to...
BERLIN – European stocks inched higher in quiet trading Friday while the euro firmed against the dollar following a stronger-than-expected reading of German business sentiment. As...
NAIROBI – In just four days, Nairobi will be the East African capital of the food processing and packaging industry. From the 26th to 28th of...
WASHINGTON – Stock futures edged slightly higher, with blue chips leaning toward extending their record run above 16000 and their weekly winning streak to seven weeks....
ABUJA – Dwindling oil revenue and loose spending associated with the pre-election period are expected to exert more pressure on the naira, a report has stated....
ZURICH – Swiss drugmaker Novartis offered a sweetener to investors on Friday by starting a $5 billion share buyback program, but shied away from announcing any...
WASHINGTON – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA)* credit of US$80 million to boost water supply for Bamako...
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...
