Category : ECONOMY

Flags of German engineering conglomerate Siemens AG flutter before the annual shareholder meeting in Munich in this Jan. 23, 2013 file photo. (AP / Matthias...

Ghana and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) have agreed to extend the “Oil for Development Programme” for another five years. This was made...

AP  Secretary of State John Kerry SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP)  Secretary of State John Kerry delivered words of encouragement Friday for Egypt’s efforts to attract...

Consulting company Control Risks has identified political uncertainty and low oil prices as key issues posing threats to Nigeria’s economic growth, in the company’s annual...

The Algiers Economic Development Foundation is offering workshops on marketing, finance and other business needs beginning March 18. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu addresses the...

In Summary Urgent measures needed to reinvigorate exports and revive tourism whose fortunes have suffered a nasty run. Opinion is sharply divided whether the current...

  THE AFRIKA MARKET EDITORIAL ON CHINA – AFRICA BUSINESS RELATIONS  BY : ‘JIDE ADESINA  Figures show that the Chinese economy grew by 7.4% last...

By John Agaba ENVIRONMENT minister Ephraim Kamuntu has  explained that the impact of weather extremes could no longer be ignored, calling for improved accuracy in...

Uganda’s urban population will increase from six million in 2013 to over 20 million in 2040. Policy makers need to act now to ensure that...

  Investment projects registered in 2014 at the National Agency for investment development (ANDI) shows an investment growth process and an attractive market,” the general...

By Matt DiLallo  There’s a growing rift among the nations within OPEC. Just this past week the Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, said that OPEC...

Special Adviser on Africa Maged Abdelaziz. UN Photo/Kim Haughton  The United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) held a meeting at Headquarters...

Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal reaffirmed Tuesday in Oran (432-km west of Algiers) that there is no exploitation of shale gas but only studies underway. “The...

GAUTENG Premier David Makhura on Monday announced detailed plans for restructuring the province’s spatial configuration and stimulating economic development, and its strategy to invest more...

  By Jeremy Gaunt The chances of Greece being forced out of the euro zone have risen, but a compromise agreement between Athens and its...

The International Monetary Fund offered support to Egypt’s economic policies on Wednesday, after an executive review of its first broad consultations with Cairo authorities since...

 The streets of Nigeria’s major cities are more often than not clogged with diesel fumes from the thousands of generators that chug away, powering the...

Libya’s eastern oil export port Hariga shut down due to a strike of security guards, a port official said on Sunday. Hariga in Tobruk was...