NEW YORK – U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Thursday, holding on to gains late in the previous session after the release of remarks from...
WASHINGTON – Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest manager of alternative assets, as well as billionaires Wilbur Ross and John Fredriksen are amassing tanker fleets to...
TOKYO – Japanese stocks are reminding investors what a bull market feels like. After months of moribund trading, the Nikkei Stock Average on Thursday hit its...
ABIDJAN - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire and Head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Mrs Aïchatou...
LAGOS – Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed flat with the market indicators recording a marginal growth of 0.07 per cent. Reports state that...
LAGOS – Twelve vessels carrying petroleum products have berthed at the various terminals in Lagos ports. The information was contained in the “Shipping Position” of the...
PARIS – Orange announced the three winners of the Orange African Social Venture Prize during the AfricaCom Awards ceremony held in Cape Town last night The...
JOHANNESBURG – The FinMark Trust FinScope South Africa 2013 consumer survey shows that South Africa’s banked population has grown substantially from 23.9 million people in 2012...
JUBAThe Government of South Sudan and aid agencies launched the humanitarian appeal for 2014-2016 today, unveiling an innovative new direction for humanitarian action in South Sudan....
NEW YORK - The Ministry of Health has approved plan to accelerate progress on improving maternal health in Ethiopia in an effort that is expected to...