WORLD BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Aig-Imoukhuede advocates stronger Nigeria-France economic collaboration

Onome Amuge Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, president of the France-Nigeria Business Council (FNBC) and chairman of Access Holdings Plc, has hailed the…

African countries hit with 500% higher global debt costs, says AfDB

Onome Amuge African countries are facing an overwhelming 500 percent increase in debt servicing costs when borrowing from global markets,…

$2bn Power Play: China’s Saudi bond deal shifts global financial dynamics

Onome Amuge A seemingly mundane financial transaction can sometimes ripple with geopolitical implications, as is the case with China’s recent…

Okonjo-Iweala secures second term as WTO DG

Onome Amuge The General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has extended the tenure of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reappointing her…

Global climate goals in question amid COP29’s disputed $300m finance deal

Onome Amuge Two weeks of intense negotiations at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, came to a close on Sunday, November 24,…

AfDB, partners plan to make Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway potent economic, industrial hub

Bamidele Famoofo The Abidjan-Lagos corridor highway will link the cities of five major West African countries by 2030, and is…