Fed policymakers grow more worried about weak inflation
Businessam StaffAugust 17, 2017
Federal Reserve policymakers appeared increasingly wary about recent weak inflation and some called for halting interest rate hikes
South Africa’s retail sales up 2.9% year-on-year in June
Businessam StaffAugust 16, 2017
South African retail sales rose by 2.9 percent year-on-year in June, above market expectations, after increasing by a revised 1.6
Namibia cuts lending rate to 6.75% to support growth
Businessam StaffAugust 16, 2017
Namibia’s central bank cut its benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 6.75 percent Wednesday, citing the need to support
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Watchdog plans to force UK firms to make anti-corruption, anti-bribery disclosures
Businessam StaffAugust 15, 2017
Britain’s accounting regulator today released plans to force UK firms to make more detailed anti-corruption disclosures in their
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UK should not have to pay for temporary customs deal with EU, says Britain’s Brexit minister
Businessam StaffAugust 15, 2017
The U.K. should not have to pay to have a customs union during an interim period after leaving the European Union (EU), Brexit
Egypt tourism revenue bounces back after crippling dollar shortage
Businessam StaffAugust 15, 2017
Egypt tourism receipts almost tripled and worker remittances rose in the last three months of its fiscal year, marking another step in
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Japanese growth jumps in second quarter with the economy on its best run since 2005/6
Businessam StaffAugust 14, 2017
Japanese growth beat expectations, with the economy expanding at one per cent in the second quarter, it was announced Monday,
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China set to ban North Korean iron, seafood imports
Businessam StaffAugust 14, 2017
China will halt iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea starting Tuesday, following through on new UN sanctions after US
China warns against ‘trade war’ with US
Businessam StaffAugust 14, 2017
China warned Monday that nobody would win in a “trade war” with the United States as President Donald Trump prepared to
Russia’s Settlement Depository and Waves building blockchain platform
Businessam StaffAugust 13, 2017
The National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, and Waves Platform, have started to develop a