Business IMF greenlights further $360m in Ghana aid Accra – The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said it had validated a fresh tranche of aid of $360... Read more 14 Apr
World Educated and unemployed: India’s angry young voters Mumbai – At a run-down job centre in the suburbs of India’s financial capital Mumbai, 27-year-old Mahesh Bhopale dreams of... Read more 12 Apr
Business Zimbabwe launches new gold-backed currency – central bank Harare – Zimbabwe’s central bank launched a new “structured currency” backed by gold on Friday, as it seeks to... Read more 5 Apr
World Bird flu detected in US dairy cattle Houston – Cows at dairy farms in Texas and Kansas tested positive for a contagious strain of bird flu in... Read more 28 Mar
Business SARB keeps repo rate at 8.25% Cape Town — The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced the unanimous decision to keep... Read more 28 Mar
World Pakistan gets draft approval for $1.1 bn IMF payout Islamabad – Pakistan reached a tentative deal to unlock a $1.1 billion tranche of an International Monetary Fund (IMF)... Read more 20 Mar
Business Kganyago term extended, will bring stability to SA economy Cape Town — President Cyril Ramaphosa has re-appointed Lesetja Kganyago as the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor for... Read more 16 Mar
Business Godongwana highlights SA economic challenges Cape Town — Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, listed logistical challenges, continuous load shedding and rampant crime as key contributors... Read more 7 Mar
Business ‘Muted’ South African economy skirts recession as vote looms Johannesburg —The South African economy grew 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, narrowly avoiding a recession that... Read more 5 Mar
Business Thousands of Nigerians protest soaring costs Abuja – Thousands of Nigerians rallied against soaring living costs on Tuesday as the worst economic crisis in a... Read more 28 Feb