Africa’s economic growth fell to 3.2% in 2023, says AfDB
Africa's economic growth fell to 3.2% last year from 4.1% in 2022, the African Development Bank said on Friday, but it projected higher growth...
IMF says Zimbabwe should speed up currency reforms
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday encouraged Zimbabwe to speed up currency reforms at the end of a staff visit, saying authorities should...
Ghana overseas debt restructuring seen delayed not scuppered by new finance minister
International investors greeted the removal of Ghana's finance minister with caution on Wednesday, as they braced for the prospect of more delays to the restructuring of...
For West African juntas, CFA franc pits sovereignty against expediency
Days after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced last month they were quitting the West Africa political union ECOWAS, Burkina Faso's military ruler Ibrahim...
Global carbon markets value hit record US$949 billion last year
The value of traded global markets for carbon dioxide (CO2) permits reached a record 881 billion euros (US$948.75 billion) in 2023, marking a 2% increase on...
