VICTORIA – On December 19, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the eighth and final review under the Extended Fund Facility...
NEW YORK – Oracle Corp, the world’s No. 2 business software maker, said it would buy cloud-based marketing software maker Responsys Inc in a deal valued...
FRANKFURT – Workers at Amazon.com Inc’s German operations plan to continue their strikes next year, the Verdi labor union said on Friday, in a dispute over...
ABUJA – MTN is partnering Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to develop internet businesses in Africa through Africa Internet Holding (AIH), an exclusive vehicle to...
BERN – In view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), Switzerland has allocated CHF 800,000 for the United Nations High Commissioner...
MADRID – Spain’s data protection watchdog ordered US Internet giant Google on Thursday to pay a fine of 900,000 euros (US$1.22 million) for “serious violations” of...
GENEVA – Upon request of the Malian Government, IOM carried out last week an operation to assist the voluntary return of 163 Malians stranded in Libya...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in almost two years in the third quarter while business spending was stronger than previously estimated,...
ABUJA – Officers of the Federal Fire Agency, the National Emergency Management, NEMA, Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, and other rescue agencies successfully put out the...
ADDIS ABABA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) yesterday said it has approved 184.2 million dollars loan (N29.4bn) to encourage private investments into the Nigerian power...
