Business Stocks plunge, oil rockets, gold tops $2 000 on Ukraine fears Hong Kong – Equity markets plunged on Monday, while oil prices soared to a near 14-year high and safe-haven gold... Read more 7 Mar, 2022
Business Moroccans protest against high fuel prices and soaring inflation Casablanca – Protests broke out in several Moroccan cities on Sunday as people rallied against rising prices and to commemorate... Read more 21 Feb, 2022
Business Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari approves record budget for 2022 Abuja – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed off on his government’s 2022 budget of a record 17 trillion... Read more 1 Jan, 2022
Business US inflation surges to near-40 year high, testing Biden Washington – US consumer prices rose last month at a rate not seen in nearly 40 years, the government... Read more 10 Dec, 2021
Business Zimbabwe’s new biggest banknote is worth just $0.60 Zimbabwe’s central bank has announced the introduction of a new 50-dollar note, the country’s highest denomination, worth only around... Read more 7 Jul, 2021
Business High Nigeria food costs push 7 million into poverty: World Bank High inflation driven by soaring food prices has pushed seven million Nigerians into poverty, the World Bank said. In... Read more 16 Jun, 2021