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THE United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its AGOA trade preference programme citing deep concerns over ‘unconstitutional change’ in…

KENYA inflation dipped to 9.1 percent year-on-year in December, down from 9.5 percent a month earlier, the statistics office said…

AS the year of 2023 approaches, Ghanaians said they are expecting improved socioeconomic conditions in the new year given the…

GERMAN companies want to boost their activities in Africa next year, especially in areas such as green hydrogen and liquefied…

ECONOMIC growth in the Central African CEMAC zone is expected to reach 3.4 percent in 2022 and rise gradually to…

GHANA will exempt pension funds from its domestic debt restructuring programme, according to a letter signed by the finance and…

GHANA’S economic growth slowed to 2.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter this year compared with 6.6% in the same…

THE IMF said on Wednesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Uganda for a release of about $240 million…

GLOBAL Ratings agency S&P on Tuesday lowered the sovereign rating on Ghana to ‘selective default’ from CC, a day after…

GHANA’S President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the appreciation of the cedi against all major trading currencies is as a…

THE IMF board has approved the disbursement of $447.39 million to Kenya after a review of its lending programme, the…

THE African Continental Free Trade Area has increased the appetite of Africa’s trading partners and the rush to secure more…

GHANA said on Monday it would suspend payments on most of its external debt, effectively defaulting as the country struggles…

THE World Bank’s private investment arm sees huge potential to boost investment in Africa and help support entrepreneurship and digital…

GHANA has extended the registration deadline for a domestic debt exchange programme to December 30, as it considers making some…

CROSS-BORDER payments company Wise  has suspended transfers in Ghana’s cedi currency after a rapid appreciation against the dollar this week…

US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced billions of dollars in additional humanitarian assistance to address acute food insecurity in…

PRESIDENT Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an agreement aimed at bolstering trade ties between the United States and Africa after…

ON this historic gathering of African governments, private sector leaders and their delegations on the invitation of President Biden to…

VISA Inc plans to invest $1bn over the next five years in Africa to capitalise on the emerging economy’s rapid…