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US Increases Imports of Nigerian Crude By 287%
The United States almost tripled the volume of crude oil bought from Nigeria last year, seven years after it began...
U.S. Energy Stocks, Darlings Last Year, Stumble In 2017
The energy sector is the stock market's dud so far in 2017 after a banner performance in 2016, and the rest of the year...
Titans of Oil World Meet In Houston After Two-Year Price War
The biggest names in the oil world come together this week for the largest industry gathering since the end of a...
UN Envoys Plan Paris Conference To Aid Chad
UN envoys on a mission to the Lake Chad region said Saturday that a conference would soon be held in Paris aimed at...
Sadly, the 2017 Budget Didn’t Mention Galamsey Even Once!
The 2017 budget statement read to Parliament by Mr Ken Ofori Atta on 02 March 2017 was a very competent one. It was...
Global Stocks Off Highs, Dollar Edges Lower As Fed Rate Rise Looms
The dollar retreated on Friday after two days of gains while world stocks pulled further back from all-time highs as...
Wages, Salaries To Swallow GHC16bn – Ofori-Atta
GHS16billion will be used for wages and salaries alone in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has told parliament as...
Major Highlights As Presented To Parliament
We will broaden the tax base while reducing and abolishing some taxes. Arrears are about GH¢7bn. Deficit is 10.3% on a...
2017 ‘Asempa’ Budget
Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to...
GHC16billion Will Be Allocated To Wages, Salaries – Ofori-Atta
GH¢16billion will be used for wages and salaries alone in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has told parliament as...
Government To Roll Out NPP Version of ‘operation Feed Yourself’
The last time Ken Ofori-Atta presented a budget it was perhaps before a small group of NPP bigwigs and he did so as...
Dollar Rises, Global Stocks Hold Highs On March Fed Rate Hike Bets
European stocks held near 15-month highs and the dollar strengthened against other top global currencies on Thursday on...
A Magnet For Unsolved Mysteries, Malaysians Ask ‘why Us?’
Following the Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam with a lethal nerve agent, Malaysians have once again found...
Asian Shares Advance, Dollar Supported By March Rate Hike Bets
Asian shares rose on Thursday as investors were encouraged by President Donald Trump's measured tone in his first...
Oil Gains As Bullish Bets On Rising Prices Hit Record High
Oil prices rose on Monday as investors showed record confidence in prices rising further, though gains were capped by...
Oil Giant Taps China’s Vast Geothermal Reserves
Chinese state-run energy giant Sinopec has drilled hundreds of wells across the country without finding a single drop...
Wall Street Opens Lower, Pausing Rally
Wall Street opened lower Friday, taking a break from the steady rally of the past three weeks, amid a generally...
Stocks Ease, Dollar Poised For Weekly Loss As Trump Rally Pauses
Commodity-related sectors led European shares lower for a third straight session on Friday while the dollar was poised...
Good Times Over For Expats In Saudi
Seventeen years after first setting foot in Saudi Arabia, Dominic Steck shipped his two cats and returned to Germany...