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Trade deficit soars in Ghana
Ghana's central bank governor, Dr Paul Acquah, on Monday announced that the West African country's trade deficit had widened and was hovering around the...
Nigeria bourse registers turnover of 3.56 billion shares
Investors at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) staked a total of 12.6 billion naira on 759 million shares in 15,978 deals at the close...
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton get advice from British foreign secretary
The British foreign secretary has sent a warning to the Democratic presidential hopefuls that the UK is concerned by their campaign-trail attacks on free...
Mozambique : Macau and Portugal invest in banking
A new Mozambican bank with capital from China's special Administrative Region of Macau, as well as from Portugal and Mozambique, will open later this...
The impact of religion on international trade
Economists have increasingly emphasized the role of institutions in shaping economic activity. Among the many studies on institutions, however, there has been relatively little...
Brazillian Minister visits Libya to review cooperation
The secretary of the Libyan general people's committee for external affairs and international cooperation, Abderrahmane Chalgham, on Monday reviewed cooperation between Libya and Brazil...
Namibia zinc mine strike continues
A strike at Namibia's biggest zinc mine spilled into its third day Monday with no end in sight to the pay dispute amid rising...
Liberia charges Gyude Bryant and two others with economic crimes
The Liberian government has indicted former head of s tate, Gyude Bryant, along with two legislators and two former officials of the Liberia Petroleum...
African economic growth to continue upward trend
Strong growth in Africa's gross domestic product is expected to continue in 2008 and 2009, according to Louis Kasekende, the chief economist at the...
Zambia to ban maize export due to crop reduction
The Zambian government has said that it will not authorise any maize exports following the 40 percent drop in the crop production during the...
Ethiopia brands local coffee for international exports
In a bid to promote its fine coffee exports, Ethiopia has launched an innovative and radical brand management programme that is pegged to the...
Nigeria Bourse : 12.5 billion naira on 541.2 million shares
Investors at the close of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Wednesday placed a total of 12.5 billion naira on...
Air transport IT summit to hold in Belgium
The annual Air Transport Information Technology (IT) Summit, hosted by SITA, a firm that specialises in air transport communication and solutions, will take place...
Cocoa farmers in Ghana get a boost
Ishmael Musah has always wanted to ascend to the highest academic level available in Ghana but blames the death of his father, a former...
Ghana Oil discovery was underestimated
Ghana on Tuesday received more good news on oil discovery with the UK-based oil explorer Tullow Oil saying its well offshore in the West...
Ghana President on good governance and economy
As Ghanaians prepare to elect a new president by the end of the year, outgoing President John Kufuor has said he will be leaving...
The safety of African investments and high return rates
Africa is becoming an increasingly 'sticky' in vestment destination for international investors, who no longer cut and run due to local difficulties or when...
Nigerian bourse records downturn
Transactions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) at the end of the past week finished low, as 2.63 billion shares valued...
Egypt under heavy criticism for supplying oil to Israel
Egypt's largest opposition group has condemned a government decision to continue supplying Israel with gas. The banned Muslim Brotherhood said in a statement on...
Zambia negotiates electricity from Mozambiquan dam
Negotiations are under way to supply electricity from the Cahora Bassa dam, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, to Zambia, according to a...
Zimbabwe inflation reaches 200% World bank steps in
A World Bank senior official on Wednesday said the international donors are ready to help Zimbabwe's ailing economy recover as soon as the government...
Nigeria : Senate to review capital market laws
The Nigerian upper legislative chamber, the Senate, has pledged to review the country's investment laws as they affect the capital market in order to...
MEND claims Shell Nigeria activities stopping after attacks
The string of attacks on Shell oil export pipelines by the militants from the Movement from the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has...
Nigerian bourse enjoys 11 billion in investments
Investors at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Monday staked 11.007 billion naira on 611.5 million shares in 17,589 deals.
Market capitalisation opened with 11.6 trillion...
Trade among emerging economies encouraged by the Accra Accord
Conclusions of UNCTAD XII ministerial meeting have stresse d the immense potential created by growing trade and investment links within the developing world, spurred...
Nigeria bourse records downturn in all-share index
The all-share index went down Thursday at the end of transanctions on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to 60,743,07 from the...
Algeria shows interest in Gulf investments
The Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, during his visit to Kuwai and Qatar showed his country's ambition to attract Qatari and Kuwaiti investments to boost...
Zimbabwe cancels Common Market summit
Zimbabwe, embroiled in an election crisis, Thursday announced it was calling off the summit of the Common Market for Central and Southern Africa (Comesa)...
EPA is a pirate deal from Europe to disable African growth
A new report has slammed the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to be signed between the European Union (EU) and developing countries and called...
Investors stake N8.46 bn on equities at Nigerian bourse which records downturn
Investors at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Wednesday placed a total of 8.46 billion naira on 476.09 million shares in 16,891 deals.
Market capitalisation for...