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US Private Sector Hiring Slows In April
Private US companies hired at a slightly slower pace in April, with new employment nearly entirely in the services...
IMF Spring Meetings 2017
A clear theme running through the meetings was the need to protect the growth momentum The world’s economic leaders...
Australia Inflation Moves Back Into RBA Target Band
Australia's annual inflation rate has moved back into the central bank's target range for the first time in more than...
Euro and Shares Jump After Vote
The euro jumped to a five-month high after the first round of voting in the French presidential election on Sunday....
Euro and Shares Jump After Vote Following French Election
The euro jumped to a five-month high after the first round of voting in the French presidential election on Sunday....
US Existing Home Sales Jump 4.4% In March To 10-Year High
Despite rising prices and tight inventories, sales of US existing homes rebounded in March, surging to the highest rate...
World Bank Puts Africa’s 2017 Growth At 2.6%
The World Bank has revealed that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is rebounding this year after registering the...
IMF Says Pace of Global Economic Growth Is Picking Up
IMF says pace of global economic growth is picking up The world economy seems to be gaining momentum, according the...
China’s Q1 Growth Stabilises At 6.8%
China's growth stabilised in the first quarter thanks to rising investments and a recovery in exports, experts said,...
US Wholesale Prices Dip In March But Annual Gain Strongest In 5 Years
US wholesale inflation fell slightly in March but the annual measure hit its fastest pace in five years, the Labor...
U.S. Companies Added 263K Jobs In March
The pace of hiring by the US private sector edged upwards in March, with employers adding more than a quarter of a...
US Private Sector Hiring Edges Up In March
The pace of hiring by the US private sector edged upwards in March, with employers adding more than a quarter of a...
Adherence To Prudent Fiscal Discipline Will Propel Economic Growth
Ghana’s economy has the potential to recover from its low growth level of 3.6 per cent of total domestic productivity...
Africa Must Diversify Its Markets
The World Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa, Mr Albert Zeufack, says there are enormous potential for Africa to...
Dr. Ernest Addison Is New BoG Governor
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison, as Governor of the Bank of Ghana....
World Bank Chief Economist In Ghana
The World Bank Chief Economist for the Africa region Albert Zeufack is in Ghana for a three-day working visit. He is...
Dr. Ernest Addison Is New BoG Governor
President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo has appointed Dr. Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison as Governor of the Bank of Ghana....
Akufo-Addo Names Ernest Addison As BoG Governor
President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially announced Dr Ernest Addison as the new Bank of Ghana Governor. This follows...
Dr. Ernest Addison To Be Named BoG Governor
A lead economist at the African Development Bank Dr. Ernest Addison is set to take over as the new governor of Bank of...