In his first two years as chief executive of Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria, Bayo Ajayi has had little room for a gentle learning curve.

In the 1890s, the French had a pithy expression to describe someone who was truly wealthy: “Riche comme un Argentin.” Rich like an Argentine. To the modern ear, that expression seems nonsensical, or ...

The blockade has already kept about half a billion barrels of oil from the market and pushed up prices by around 40%.

There was much uncertainty about the durability of the cease-fire and whether the two sides could reach a long-term deal, as ...

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India has set a new target to reduce its “emissions intensity” – greenhouse gas emissions per unit of economic output – to 47% below 2005 levels by 2035. The much-awaited ...

The US demanded reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to maintain peace talks as Israel intensified strikes on Hezbollah targets ...

Good morning! Another Iran-led day in markets as the US bombed Iran's key oil hub on Kharg Island, sending oil prices (CL=F) ...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth is set to hold at 4.1% in 2026, but the World Bank has cut its earlier projection and warned that a more hostile external backdrop, led by conflict-linked jumps in fuel and ...