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US Consumer Confidence Rises In February

US consumer confidence rebounded in February to return to a 15-year high, the Conference Board announced Tuesday. After...

International

With Stocks At Highs, Investors Eye Consumer Results

U. S. stock investors may look to a host of results from consumer-facing companies including Wal-Mart Stores Inc...

International

UK Trade Deficit Narrows In October

Exports increased by £2bn, lifted by machinery and transport orders, while imports decreased by £1.8bn, the Office...

Business

Economic Indices Stifle Banking Industry

Dzifa Amegashie, Head of Investor Relations at CAL Bank, has indicated that a lot of economic trends and indices, which...

Business

Ghana’s Public Debt Hits GHC112 Billion

The country’s debt stock has reached GH¢112.4 billion as at September this year a summary of economic and financial...

International

UK Trade Deficit Widens In September

The UK trade deficit widened to £5.2bn in September from £3.8bn in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

Business

Gov’t May Not Be Able To Tackle Public Debt In Good Time

Chief Executive of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, has cast doubt over government’s ability to tackle the public debt in...

Business

Ban On Imports Not Solution To Trade Imbalances

An advisor to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mr. Franklin Belnye has kicked against the placement of ban on some...

International

Nigeria Forex Crisis and Unfinished Naira-Yuan Swap Deal

Barely five months after a currency swap deal between Nigeria and China was enmeshed in controversy, the country’s...