government is expected to extend programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which should be ending in April next year. The likely extension sources say has been influenced by the previous...
Inflation in the eurozone accelerated in April, returning to the European Central Bank (ECB)'s target. Initial estimates from Eurostat showed inflation in the bloc hit 1.9%. That was up from 1.5% in...
At rallies ahead of Sunday's referendum on expanding his powers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fond of reciting the economic achievements of his one-and-a-half decades in power. High...
The eurozone's unemployment rate has continued to fall, dropping to a near eight-year low in February. Figures from the Eurostat agency showed the jobless rate fell from 9.6% in January to 9.5% - the...
Inflation in the eurozone slowed dramatically in March, according to official estimates. Eurostat said its initial estimate found inflation slowed to 1.5%, from 2.0% in February. The European Central...
Inflation in Europe's largest economy Germany has fallen back sharply over the past four weeks, after overshooting the European Central Bank's target in February. This makes a change in monetary...
GHANA’S major development partner, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is unaware of government’s decision to push for an extension of the bailout programme. “We are not aware of the...
Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic growth data, while South Africa's rand plunged after President Jacob Zuma sacked his...
Details of the Brexit separation are still unknown. But nine percent of German firms with interests in Britain are already planning to move investments elsewhere, the German Chambers of Commerce and...
Most Asian markets fell Monday and the dollar struggled on fears the collapse of Donald Trump's repeal of Obamacare could mean he will struggle to push through his promised tax-cut and infrastructure...
The annual 0.6% charge will take affect from May. Swiss bank UBS will start charging customers who deposit more than a million euros, as negative interest rates hit banks' profits. The annual 0.6%...
Statistics from the 2017 budget has revealed that the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government missed all its macro economic targets in 2016. Though inflation was projected to be 10.1%...
An event-packed week for global markets got underway on Monday with stocks steady and the dollar recovering from a three-day fall as investors braced for a potential interest rate hike in the United...
Crude oil resumed a sharp decline and global equity markets rose on Friday after a robust U. S. jobs report drove home the strength of the world's biggest economy and set the stage for the Federal...
The Duffuor Foundation has donated 5000 Cedis to Evelyn Boakye, the victim of the recent Marwarko Restaurant chili-pouring incident. The Foundation has also taken up the full cost of her medical...
The Duffuor Foundation has donated 5000 Cedis to Evelyn Boakye, the victim of the recent Marwarko Restaurant chili-pouring incident. The Foundation has also taken up the full cost of her medical...
A former Deputy Finance Minister under the Mahama led administration, Ato Forson has predicted doom for the country following the presentation of the 2017 budget statement by sector Minister, Ken...
The immediate-past Finance Minister, Mr. Seth Terkper, has said that it is important to let the markets know the reasons for some of the challenges facing the economy and step back from the...
French 10-year bond yields hit a one-month low on Monday, pushing other euro zone sovereign yields lower, while a more cautious mood hung over world stock markets and the dollar, both of which...
The immediate-past Finance Minister, Mr Seth Terkper, has said that it is important to let the markets know the reasons for some of the challenges facing the economy and step back from the...
