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Oil Output Cuts Pressure Mideast Economic Growth
Economic growth in Saudi Arabia and most other Arab oil exporters will slow this year following production cuts aimed...
Ghana Faces Budget Bind; Unplanned Spending Roils Investors
Ghana’s new finance minister faces having to fulfill election pledges to spend more on education and job creation...
U.S. Shale Oil Braces For the Unfamiliar In 2017
U. S. shale producers are facing their first production cost increase in five years in 2017 as industry activity picks...
Global Growth Edges Up To 2.7 % Despite Weak Investment
Global economic growth is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.7 percent in 2017 after a post-crisis low last year as...
Sub-Saharan Africa’s Growth To Pick At 2.9% In 2017
Sub-Saharan African growth is expected to pick up modestly to 2.9 percent in 2017 as the region continues to adjust to...
Nigeria Militants ‘bomb’ Oil Pipelines In Niger Delta
A militant group in Nigeria says it has bombed three pipelines in the south of the country in the latest attack on the...
Govt Applauded For Its Decision To Issue Dollar & Cedi Bonds
The decision by managers of Ghana’s economy to issue both dollar and cedi denominated bonds has been commended by the...
Bankers Split On Local Dollar Bond Issuance
The Chief Investment Strategist of Standard Chartered Bank Group, Steve Brice, has backed government’s recent...
Kenya’s Economy To Remain Strong As Continent Shrinks To 20-Year Low
Kenya will shrug off the slump in growth on the continent to be among the best performing economies in Sub Saharan...