Economy of the Arab League
US Industrial Output Rises In June On Jump In Drilling
US industrial output rose for the fifth straight month in June on the continued rise in oil and gas drilling and coal...
Once Tax-Free, Saudi Arabia Starts Expat Levy
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it had begun taxing foreigners working in the private sector as part of fiscal reforms...
Germany A Large Investor, Employer In US Economy
A brewing diplomatic crisis between the United States and Germany has its roots in President Donald Trump's frequent...
Egyptians Brace For Austere Ramadan After Reforms
Ramadan is a time for daytime fasting and lavish evening feasts, but Egyptians are scaling back preparations for the...
China’s Economy Shows Signs of Slowing In April
China's factories and workshops saw their output slow sharply in April, data showed Monday, as the world's...
Hike In Transport Fares Pushes Inflation Up To 13%
The 15 percent increment in transport fares by the GPRTU in April has pushed inflation up slightly to 13 percent from...
Saudi Deficit Plunges After Cuts, Oil Revenue Surge
Saudi Arabia's budget deficit dropped by 71 percent in the first quarter of the year, the government said Thursday,...
Economy Expands Slowly
A shutdown of the country’s oil and gas fields last year caused Ghana’s economy to grow at the slowest pace in 26...
US Durable Goods Orders Post Slower Rise In March
US aircraft sales forged higher in March, helping drive up orders for manufactured goods, but the pace of growth slowed...
GSS Confirms 2016 GDP At 3.5%
The Ghana Statistical Service(GSS) has announced that provisional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for 2016 was 3.5...
Manufacturing Sub-Sector Pushes March PPI To 6%
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced that the Producer Price Inflation (PPI) which measures the average...
EIU Backs Government’s Growth and Deficit Targets
UK-based research firm Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is backing government to achieve its economic growth target of...
China Exports Surge 16.4% Year-On-Year In March
Chinese exports surged 16.4 percent year-on-year to $180.6 billion in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign...
Ghana Records Over $500m Trade Surplus In February 2017
New figures from the Bank of Ghana have revealed that Ghana’s total balance of trade for February 2017 recorded a...
Government Raises GHC1bn Domestic Bond At 21.5%
Government has raised a total of 1.01 billion cedis three-year domestic bond issued at a yield of 21.5 percent. The...
Government Raises GHS1bn Domestic Bond At 21.5%
Government has raised a total of 1.01 billion cedis three-year domestic bond issued at a yield of 21.5 percent. The...
Cedi Was Stable For 2016 Period
The Ghana cedi remained relatively stable against the major trading currencies in the currency market, on account of...
Economy Projected To Grow By 6.3% In 2017
Government has projected a real GDP growth of 6.3 percent; with oil for the year 2017, while non-oil real GDP growth...
Morocco Looks To New Markets To Boost Stagnant Tourism
Morocco's key tourism sector barely grew last year amid security challenges, but operators are hoping Chinese and...