Category : ECONOMY

Oil workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association...

  By Drazen Jorgic Aid and some small harvests have helped stave off a feared famine in South Sudan, but any more fighting there could...

Recent improvements in public financial management in Uganda are expected to boost revenue collection and the quality of government investments in projects, the International Monetary...

Global banking in resent years have gone down a little bit  while cross-border bank lending has fallen sharply since the crisis, extending our bank ownership...

Kanayo F. Nwanze has served at the helm of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a UN specialized agency, for over five years. A...

  Ms. Antoinette Monsio Sayeh, Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) African Department, visited Zimbabwe to meet with the Zimbabwean authorities and other stakeholders...

Africa’s economy will probably expand this year at the same rate as previously amid the outbreak of the Ebola virus in four west-African nations, and...

Ghana is close to an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a fiscal assistance programme. Ghana’s president says he wants an IMF programme...

.Global economy stuck in low growth, high unemployment rut .Public infrastructure investment could lift growth .Reducing inequality, sparking job-rich growth are key priorities Public infrastructure...

  Sixteen countries have alarming levels of hunger, with Burundi the worst affected, according to an annual index released on Monday. Sixteen countries have alarming...

  .Global recovery continues but it is fragile and uneven .Finance chiefs voice support for Ebola-hit countries .Support for extension of zero interest rate loans...

African governments are failing to prioritise their spending on necessities that could boost the fight against extreme poverty. According to ONE, public spending by African...

AMCON has announced Skye Bank PLC as the preferred bidder for the acquisition of the entire of the Mainstreet Bank Limited. AMCON announces preferred bidders...

  By: Farhaanah Mahomed   This is according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) who led a staff mission to the island for its first...

Y. KIT WU John Dramani Mahama, president of the Republic of Ghana, gives a public address at the Institute of Politics on Friday afternoon. Speaking...

The minister of Homeland Veterans of the Republic of Namibia, Nickey Iyambo, who heads a delegation from his country, arrived on Tuesday, in Luanda, for...

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan held the first meeting of the Tripartite National Committee meeting over the weekend starting Saturday (September 20) and concluding on Tuesday...

Last April, the world woke up to learn that Nigeria’s economic growth had surpassed those of other African states. Accordingly, her economy increased by 89...

Tangiers Petroleum (LON:TPET, ASX:TPT) is to raise $1.2mln to bolster working capital and support the company as it assesses new ventures. It will place 200mln new...