22/12/2016/Reuters Botswana’s economy contracted 0.8 percent quarter-on-quarter in the three months to September versus a revised zero percent in the second quarter, data from the statistics office showed on Thursday. On a year-on-year basis, gross domestic product (GDP) growth was at 4.5 percent in Q3 after expanding by 1.3 percent […]
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IMF Managing Director to Visit Cameroon on December 23, 2016
December 22, 2016/IMF At the invitation of President Paul Biya of Cameroon, Managing Director Christine Lagarde will be in Yaoundé on December 23, 2016 to participate in a summit of heads of state of six Central African countries (Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo and Equitorial Guinea) […]
Oil Price Rises To $55.61 As Dollar Yield Grows
Culled—The Will 21/12/2016/Reuters/NAN The price of Brent crude rose to $55.61 per barrel on Wednesday, up 26 cents from the previous day in what will be good news to oil dependent Nigeria. This was as the United States, U.S dollar held near 14-year peaks on Wednesday as global yield […]
