Category: Economy
Tanzania’s economy expanded 5.2 per cent in 2018, the World Bank said on Thursday, the second major report this year from a multilateral financial institution contradicting rosier government figures. Tanzania’s finance minister had told parliament ...
Participants at the Palm Oil Stakeholders Forum in Port Harcourt have been enjoined to rediscover opportunities inherent in the industry to boost Nigeria’s economy. The call was made on Tuesday by Mr Nabil Saleh, President, ...
Zambia’s dollar-denominated government bonds jumped on Monday, after the country’s president sacked Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe and appointed central bank deputy governor Bwalya Ng’andu to replace her. Zambia’s 2024 and 2027 issues, which trade at ...
Zimbabwe annual inflation hit 175.66 per cent in June up from 97.85 per cent in May, statistics agency ZIMSTATS said on Monday, the highest rate since 2009. ZIMSTATS said on a month-on-month basis, the consumer ...
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), has called on states governments to facilitate the creation of industrial parks across the country to accelerate economic development. ACCI President, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode made the call while ...
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation eased to 9.4 per cent in June from 14.1% in May, official statistics agency CAPMAS said on Wednesday. Analysts said the sharp decline was unexpected after last week’s fuel ...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa had a meeting with the Capital Market Master Plan Implementation Council (CAMMIC). Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting, Mr Olutola Mobolurin, Chairman of ...
Tunisia’s tourism revenues soared 42.5 per cent in the first half of 2019 to $692 million from 46.1 per cent ($492.2 million) in the first half of 2018, official figures showed on Monday. The tourism ...
African leaders met on Sunday to launch a continental free-trade zone that, if successful, would unite 1.3 billion people, create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and usher in a new era of development. After four ...
Prof. Uche Uwaleke, Chairman Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, Abuja Branch, says Nigeria can leverage on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement to boost production and increase export. Uwaleke made the call ...
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