Sunday, October 18, 2026
Egypt’s non-oil business activity contracts for 21st month in June- PMI
Egyptian non-oil private-sector business activity contracted for the 21st consecutive month in June as output and new orders continued to...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa unveils action plan to boost economy growth- Finance minister
South Africa's Treasury will unveil an action plan on Friday detailing structural changes and timelines to boost growth to 6...
Read moreDetailsKenya’s GDP drops to 4.7 percent at Q1 2017 GDP
Kenya's economy expanded 4.7 percent in the first quarter of this year, down from 5.9 percent in the same period...
Read moreDetailsFitch downgrades Nestle issuer-default rating to AA- with stable outlook
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Nestle SA's (Nestle) long-term issuer default ratings (IDR) and senior unsecured ratings to 'AA-' from 'AA',...
Read moreDetailsGermany votes for €50 million social media fines
Social media companies in Germany face fines of up to 50m euros ($57.1; £43.9m) if they fail to remove "obviously...
Read moreDetailsWarren Buffett’s Berkshire to become BofA’s top shareholder after share swap
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) will swap its preferred shares in Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) into common shares...
Read moreDetailsNigeria ranks 19 in Africa on investment destination – report
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous and largest economy, ranks 19 out of 54 countries on the continent on investment destination, according...
Read moreDetailsCharging your phone every night could damage the battery
For most people, plugging in their Apple or Samsung phone when they go to bed at night seems like the...
Read moreDetailsMore than two billion active users now subscribe to Facebook monthly
Facebook now has more than two billion monthly active users, the social network has revealed. The figure, cementing the site's...
Read moreDetailsWhatsApp adds huge new feature making the chat app more useful
Users will soon be able to use WhatsApp for more than just sending messages and pictures. WhatsApp may have started...
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