Africa

Qatar’s sovereign rating was cut to AA- by Fitch Ratings, which cited little progress toward ending a Saudi Arabia-led embargo...

Egypt will lower its customs exchange rate to 16 pounds per dollar from 16.25, effective Sept. 1, Finance, Minister Amr...

Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi has been chosen to replace Travis Kalanick as Uber Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ending months of...

Reforms put in place after the 2007 to 2009 crisis have strengthened the financial system without impeding economic growth, and...

Iranian entrepreneur Mehdi Nayebi received an email in mid-August, from Apple Inc.’s App Store Review. His application, AloPeyk, a delivery service in...

Meat grown from animal cells in a laboratory could be on our dinner plates before the end of the decade,...

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Thursday called for the establishment of Africa Central Bank and Africa Monetary Fund. Emmanuel...

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose less than expected last week, suggesting a further tightening in labour...

Mario Draghi, European Central Bank (ECB) president Wednesday defended the policy of quantitative easing bond-buying, but gave investors little clue...

Investors in Venezuela have a new worry keeping them up at night: the White House. For years, traders have ridden...