OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada welcomes the progress made in Tunisia’s democratic transition with the adoption today of...
ABUJA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has removed the limit of $250,000 that banks can sell to each Bureaus De Change per week. This...
WASHINGTON – The price of oil inched up Monday but gains were tempered by the prospect of a further reduction in U.S. central bank stimulus. Benchmark...
EL FASHER – On 25 January 2014, the African Union – United Nations Joint Special Representative (JSR) for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas concluded a two-day visit...
NEW YORK – U.S. aviation regulators plan to order safety checks of more than 400 Boeing Co (BA.N) 767 jets because of movable tail sections that...
…Ravi Kant may be interim head NEW DELHI – Karl Slym, handpicked by Ratan Tata to revive the fortunes of Tata Motors in India, died in...
TOKYO – Japan’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose to another record in 2013 as the country’s second complete shutdown of its nuclear stations since...
LONDON – Emerging markets led a global sell-off in risky assets on Monday as European stocks followed sharp falls in Asia and safe-haven assets such as...
ABUJA – The Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) has rated the Nigerian Export-Import Bank – NEXIM as ‘Best Performing African DFI.’ The decision was...
ABUJA – The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has so far devoted $678 million to infrastructural development in Nigeria, according to its Vice President, Birama Boubacar Sidibe....
