China’s decision to restrict critical mineral exports will hit key sectors in the European Union’s effort to decarbonize its economy, and demonstrates the limits of western aspirations to shift supply chains beyond the reach of policymakers in Beijing.
Kenya’s economy grew faster than anticipated in the first quarter after the agriculture sector snapped four consecutive quarters of contraction.
Senegalese international bonds rallied as investors welcomed President Macky Sall’s decision to rule out a third term for himself, a move that is likely to reduce risks of protests ahead of next year’s elections.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to embark on a tour of Gulf countries, looking to attract investment and other financial resources that have all but dried up from Western countries.
The number of sophisticated fake watches uncovered by pre-owned dealer Watchfinder & Co is rising, with Rolex replicas accounting for about half of the knockoffs.
The European Union must invest an additional €700 billion ($763 billion) a year if it’s to green the economy and shut out cheap Russian fossil fuels, according to a draft report from the bloc’s executive arm.
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook lost its European Union court fight over a German antitrust order that homed in on the US tech firm’s power to cash-in on a vast trove of users’ data.
AllianceBernstein LP is opening an office in Dubai, joining a raft of international finance firms flocking to the Middle Eastern hub.
Japan’s plan to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site is in line with global safety standards, the International Atomic Energy Agency said after completing a two-year review.
Investors are likely to maintain a cautious stance on stocks amid uncertainty over interest rates and how high they could rise, according to Melda Mergen, global head of equities at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. “The equity market does not prefer uncertainty, so anything that is not becoming a trend is a problem in the way of wait-and-see,” Mergen said on Bloomberg Television. Federal Reserve officials have signaled they’re anticipating having to increase interest rates two more times this
