China’s foreign trade rises 2.9% in H1 despite tariff headwinds
Despite the negative impacts of US tariffs and its disruption to global trade, China’s imports and exports of goods rose 2.9 percent […]
Russian oil price in roubles has stayed below the 2025 budget target.
The average Russian oil price calculated in roubles has stayed below the federal budget’s target for 2025, Reuters calculations showed on Wednesday, […]
Nigeria, EU seal €20 million deal to boost museum, film, and digital creative industries .
Nigeria and the European Union have sealed a €20 million (Twenty Million Euro) initiative aimed at strengthening partnerships between museums, supporting film […]
Exclusive: Mali plans to sell gold reserves at Barrick complex to fund operations.
Former health minister Soumana Makadji, appointed as temporary administrator last month, enlisted the state mining company’s chairman and former Loulo-Gounkoto executive Samba Toure to help with […]
Shell, TotalEnergies Target First Oil by 2027 from $5bn Bonga North, $550m Ubeta Fields.
Shell and TotalEnergies plan first oil from Bonga North and Ubeta fields by 2027 to boost Nigeria’s energy output. Multinational oil companies […]
BlackRock Halted Ukraine Fund Talks After Trump’s Election Win
BlackRock Inc. halted its search for investors to back a multibillion-dollar Ukraine recovery fund earlier this year after Donald Trump’s election victory saw […]
Japan’s Govt Pension Investment Fund posts US$61b quarterly loss as weak dollar hits assets.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) suffered a quarterly loss as a depreciating dollar dragged down the value of its overseas securities […]
Exclusive-BRICS to launch guarantee fund to boost investment in member nations, sources say.
The BRICS group of developing nations is set to announce a new guarantee fund backed by the New Development Bank (NDB) to […]
Saudi Arabia eyes untapped opportunities in Mauritania, Morocco.
Saudi Arabia is strengthening its trade and investment ties with Africa as more than 30 top investors and officials visit Mauritania and […]
Weaker U.S. dollar to unlock opportunities in emerging markets and global equities, says Standard Chartered
In its Global Market Outlook for the second half of 2025, Standard Chartered projected a constructive but volatile environment for investors worldwide. […]
China could be the world’s top semiconductor foundry hub by 2030 — despite US curbs, nation to hold 30% of global installed capacity, surpassing Taiwan.
Market research and tech consulting firm Yole Group predicts that China will have 30% of the world’s global foundry production capacity, making […]