Twitter Explains Why It Hasn’t Suspended Trump’s Account
China Becomes Second Largest Accumulator Of Gold As Its Economic Growth Continues To Decline
China picked up more gold last month, raising it’s holdings to 62.64 million ounces in September from 62.45 million in August. This is the highest it has ever purchased in six years as the supe... Read More
European Banks Deutsche Bank AG And Barclays Plc Laying Off 238,000 Employees
Barclays and Deutsche bank HSBC Holdings Plch grappled with a declining stock price and a failure to hit cost targets in countries such as the US and Europe forcing them to lay off upto 238,000 empl... Read More
Central Banks Worldwide Cut Interest Rates As Fear Of Another Recession Looms
The trade war between America and China has affected many global economies with most countries reducing their GDP growth by 1-2 percent. This slow economic growth has forced many companies to close do... Read More
Oman, the UAE and Bahrain named rising stars of trade in Middle East
Three Middle Eastern countries rank in the Standard Chartered Trade20 Index, which identifies the markets with the greatest potential for future trade growth Oman and the UAE feature in the top 10 mar... Read More
Growth in Fintech Drives Growth in Cyberattacks In Africa
Africa’s Fintech ecosystem has surged 60% in the last two years and the continent’s Fintech firms have grown to 491 from 301 in 2017, with $132.8 million raised in 2018 Africa’s Fintech sector i... Read More
Advertising Week Africa announces shift to 2020
Advertising Week Africa will now take place in the first half of 2020, with a new date to be confirmed Advertising Week – the world’s largest annual gathering of advertising, creative, entertainme... Read More
Africa, 2nd fastest growing tourism region in the world
Jumia launches the 3rd edition of the Hospitality Report Africa, shows travel & tourism contributed 8.5% to the continent’s GDP in 2018 Travel and tourism remained one of the key growth drivers ... Read More
China Says Retaliation Against Trump May Not Be Limited To Tariffs:Yen Weakens As Trade War Continues
China stated today that America’s move to delay levies on Chinese goods was not enough to avoid retaliation. The dispute between the two countries has seen economies decline and GDP forecasts sl... Read More
Singapore Reports Weakest GDP Growth In 10 Years As Economy Shrinks By 3.3%
Singapore’s Minister Of Trade And Industry reported that the country’s economy has shrunk by 3.3% and has slashed it’s GDP forecast from 1.5-2.5% to 0-1% following the China-America ... Read More