Economy

The Board of Directors of the World Bank has approved the sum of $365 million in International Development Association (IDA) financing, targeted at increase girls’ and women’s access to learning, economic opportunities, and utilization of health...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Chinese tech giant Huawei says it is investing at least $430 million to unlock huge Africa's potential in digitalisation and smart technologies. Huawei in a statement said Africa "represents a pivotal element of...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $1.3bn (£1bn) loan to assist Morocco improve its preparedness against natural disasters arising from climate change. The North African country had requested funds from the...

Arising from the resignation of Carmine Di Sibio in the wake of the failure of his plan to break up the accounting firm, Ernst & Young (EY) is shopping for a new Chief Executive Officer, and...

By John Ikani The United States, on Thursday, imposed sanctions on two companies and an individual, alleging their involvement in worsening the instability in Sudan amidst ongoing conflict that has resulted in the loss of lives...

By John Ikani Nigeria's currency, the Naira, has continued its free fall, reaching N1005 per dollar in the parallel market yesterday, in contrast to the N995 per dollar rate on Tuesday. Likewise, within the Investors and...