Understanding Different Types of Economic SystemsIvy WashingtonJune 7, 2023SOCIALISM: You have two cows, and you give one to your neighbor COMMUNISM: You have two cows, the government takes ... Read More
France to Support African Startups as Part of a Rejigged Digital Africa InitiativeBecky CarterOctober 17, 2021French President Emmanuel Macron has made a new EUR130 million (US$150 million) commitment to support 500 African startups as part ... Read More
How The Pandemic Is Permanently Reshaping Our Economic System For The BetterBecky CarterMay 26, 2020In a matter of weeks, Covid-19 spurred seismic shifts in how we work, learn and transact, and it helped usher ... Read More
Tunisia’s GDP In The First Quarter Of 2020Becky CarterMay 24, 2020Tunisia’s GDP shrank by 1.7% year-on year in the first quarter of 2020, the State Statistics Institute said on Friday, ... Read More
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Approves $91 Million Loan for MalawiBecky CarterMay 3, 2020The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $91 million loan for Malawi to help fund a balance of payments ... Read More
Coronavirus: New And Asymptomatic Cases Are Cropping Up In ChinaBecky CarterApril 6, 2020Mainland China, where the coronavirus outbreak was first detected in late 2019, has seen a rise in new infections as ... Read More
Coronavirus: UAE, Saudi Arabia Roll Out $40 Billion Economic Stimulus PlansBecky CarterMarch 15, 2020Economic stimulus plans worth $40 billion have been rolled out by the central banks of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ... Read More
How U.S. Sanctions Are Paralyzing The Iranian Economy and Its Citizens Under Extreme PressureBecky CarterJanuary 12, 2020 The Trump administration announced more sanctions Friday on Iran, marking the latest move in a series of financial U.S. ... Read More
China’s Foreign Minister Seeks to Promote the Asian Giant’s Economic and Political Interests in AfricaBecky CarterJanuary 12, 2020 China’s foreign minister has arrived in Zimbabwe Saturday as part of a five-nation tour of Africa that seeks to ... Read More
World Bank Cuts South Africa GDP ForecastBecky CarterJanuary 9, 2020 The World Bank is the first key institution to cut its economic growth forecast for South Africa to below 1% for ... Read More