Raila Odinga, former Prime Minister of KenyaAs Africa yearns for trans­formative leadership to ad­dress the challenges facing its socio-economic and po­litical fabric comprehensively, Hon. Raila ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), launched in 2018, covers a market of 1.3 billion people with a combined GDP of $3.4 trillion. It could boost intra-African trade by 53%, lift 50 ...

With e-commerce set to reach $40.49 billion in market size by 2025, Africa is redefining global digital commerce, led by a ...

Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the ...

African countries plan a fresh push at international summits this year for standard measures of economic strength such as GDP ...

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How those changes impact the Fed, markets, and the broader US economy is at the center of the current market moment.

Africa, with its youthful population and vast potential, faces a pivotal moment at Davos 2025 as it balances its unique development realities with global priorities. As world leaders convene in Geneva ...

WSJ’s latest survey shows that forecasters expect higher inflation than they did in October—but also higher GDP growth Each pair of dots is an economist’s prediction in the latest survey and ...

SEOUL -- South Korea's economy grew slightly in the fourth quarter of 2024, driven by modest increases in private and government consumption, according to central bank data released Thursday ...

with a target to boost Africa’s economy to $29 trillion by 2050. He restated Nigeria’s readiness to spearhead the AfCFTA and take advantage of the market potential of the sector for digital ...

a low-growth economy and government policies that cut costs for its local competitors triggered its call. “We cannot delay this decision any longer,” ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. CEO Kobus ...