NIGERIA has called for a new economic deal between Africa and the European Union, describing the existing agreements as ‘one sided and unfair.’ The current partnership arrangements are unsustainable and…
A significant turnaround in the UAE with a healthy Operating Profit of USD 242 million compared to a USD 110 million during the same period last year Standard Chartered (www.SC.com)…
AFRICAN leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday with European leaders for a two-day summit that will inevitably discuss growth and trade. However, signing the long-awaited economic partnership agreement with the…
AGHANAIAN trade expert on Wednesday projected the benefits that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has on the continent’s secondary industries will gradually emerge since trade commenced one year…
EUROPEAN Union leaders want to re-engage with African nations and counter the growing influence from China and Russia across the continent during a two-day summit in Brussels. The EU-African Union…
THE Federal Executive Council has approved $2.8million for the procurement of rolling stocks operational maintenance equipment for Ibadan to Kano standard gauge and Port Harcourt to Maiduguri narrow gauge railway…
EU leaders and AU member states will meet in Brussels for the sixth EU-AU Summit on February 17 and 18, the European regional bloc said on Monday. The summit will…
THE European Union (EU) plans to invest 820 million euros to support Nigeria’s digital economy over the next three years, a top EU official said on Monday. The amount includes…
ASOUTH African startup that’s building software infrastructure for the continent’s growing fintech sector has raised $21 million in a round led by New York’s Spruce House Partnership. Other new investors in…
UGANDA withdrew from a two-year extension of the International Coffee Agreement as Africa’s top exporter of the beans lobbies to get funding support for farmers. The International Coffee Organisation’s 2007…