Indian State Writes Off Farm Loans To End Protests
A western Indian state has agreed to write off loans to farmers estimated to be worth nearly $5 billion after ...
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India Opposition Leader Gandhi Arrested Amid Farmers Protest
Indian police on Thursday briefly arrested leading opposition figure Rahul Gandhi as he tried to reach farmers striking in Madhya ...
S.Africa In Recession As Economy Shrinks 0.7% In Q1
South Africa's economy unexpectedly contracted in the first quarter of this year, pushing the continent's most advanced economy into its ...
South Africa In Recession As Economy Shrinks 0.7% In Q1
South Africa's economy contracted in the first quarter of this year, pushing the continent's largest economy into its first recession ...
US States, Cities and Firms Unite Behind Paris Accord
Democratic state governors, city mayors and powerful companies united Friday in defiance of President Donald Trump's pledge to take the ...
US Cities and States Defy Trump, Embrace Climate Pact
When President Donald Trump announced America's abandonment of the Paris climate deal Thursday, saying he was elected to represent "Pittsburgh, ...
Democratic US Governors Form Climate Club, Defying Trump
Democratic state governors from California, New York and Washington formed an immediate alliance Thursday committed to countering climate change, defying ...
Development of Electronic Payment Systems To Boost Employment Rates
A report by economic indicator, Moody’s Analytics has revealed that electronic payments increased employment rates in the country. An average ...
Young Chinese In the Red As Easy Credit Drives Up Debt
When Wu Qi and her husband traded in their Mazda 3 for a more expensive Mercedes Benz sedan, they applied ...
US First-Quarter Growth Revised Up Sharply To 1.2%
The US economy grew much faster than originally reported in the first quarter due to sharp increases in business and ...
Trade Surplus Doubles To US$1.2bn In April
Export proceeds in the first four months of the year overtook imports by 30.2 per cent, resulting in a balance ...
Pakistan Economy Grows At Highest Rate In Decade
Confidence in Pakistan is growing, but economists believe the country will need to register sustained growth of six to eight ...
We Must Challenge Ourselves – Mohammed Awal To Businesses
Business Development Minister, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has called on businesses in the country to challenge themselves by working together with ...
Quality of Life On Rise For Many Africans, Report Says
Africans are seeing a steady improvement in the quality of their lives, with some countries even nearing world averages, says ...
Gold Exports Peak At 3.8m Ounces But Low Prices Weaken Earnings
Gold exports hit an all-time high at 3.84 million ounces last year although a moderation in prices ensured that earnings ...
Population Statistics Vital To Development Planning
The CEO of the Ghana Social Marketing Foundation (GSMF) says there is a need for population to be considered when ...
China Hosts Summit On New Silk Road
China opens on Sunday a summit to promote its massive global trade infrastructure project, highlighting Beijing's ambitions to spearhead a ...
US Cities, States Mobilize Against Climate Change Without Trump
Even as President Donald Trump steers the United States away from actively fighting climate change, a number of American cities ...
Financial Sector Stakeholders Call For Fiscal Council
Stakeholders in the financial sector have pushed for the establishment of a Fiscal Council to put the government on its ...
Time To Say ‘For Every Child In Ghana, Let’s Be Fair’
Time to say ‘For every child in Ghana, let’s be fair’ By: Susan Namondo Ngongi By investing more in education ...