Market research and intelligence company BMI has lowered its forecast headline growth rate for sub-Saharan Africa for this year to 3.7%, from its earlier projection of 3.8%, but points out that ...

If Africa can trade with itself, on its own terms, in its own currencies, it could rewrite the rules of global commerce ...

Last year, a South African government-backed fund invited applications from would-be junior miners, hoping to find that the ...

We, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, met on the 17 and 18 July 2025, in Durban, South Africa. All excessive imbalances should be further analysed by the IMF and, if necessary and, ...

The Third Meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) took place on 17 and 18 July 2025 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to advance the theme of “Solidarity, Equality ...

The Fed's architects said the central bank wanted glass walls, but three Trump appointees felt marble best fit the building's ...

In a significant move, G20 finance ministers emphasise the need for central bank independence, countering US President Trump's ongoing criticisms of Federal Reserve leadership. This consensus marks a ...

Last month, the Trump administration Labor Department slapped a hold on Biden administration rules on H-2A visas, which allow ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Friday (July 18) amid reports that US President Donald Trump is pushing for ...

Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say President Donald Trump's policies helped them since he took office, it found.