NBA: League sees enormous opportunity in Africa for growth – Silver
NBA commissioner Adam Silver delivered a state of the league address on Thursday that sounded more like a foreign policy briefing that underscored the league’s international ambition. With the NBA…
China to ban imports of pigs from Cambodia due to African swine fever
China will ban imports of pigs, wild boars and related products from Cambodia, its customs said on Monday, after the Southeast nation reported its first case of the highly-contagious African…
Lagarde says China’s Belt and Road infrastructure programme should only go where debt is sustainable
IMF MD, Christine Lagarde China’s massive Belt and Road infrastructure program should only go where it is needed and where the debt it generates can be sustained, International Monetary Fund…
EASA Suspends All Flights By Boeing 737 MAX 8, 9 jets
In an unusual decision, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said it was suspending all flights in the bloc by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 jets….
More countries ground Boeing MAX series; Nigeria’s Air Peace adamant
Nigerian leading carrier, Air Peace says there is no plan to cancel its order for 10 Boeing 737-MAX 800 airplanes following worldwide concerns about the aircraft safety . This is…
Trade Relations: Nigeria Formally Joins China’s BRI
Nigeria has formally joined China’s Belt and Road Initiative, BRI, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, has said. Zhou disclosed this at a Spring Festival reception for the media…
Nigeria, others to cut interest rates this year, predicts JP Morgan
This year will see more emerging market countries raise interest rates than at any point since the pre-financial crisis uplands of 2006, analysts at JP Morgan predict. Reuters reports that…
Illegal Online Posts: Chinese govt Raises Informants’ Reward to 600,000 Yuan From December… Deletes 6.18 Million Posts
Chinese government authorities deleted about 6.18 million online posts containing pornographic and vulgar content and closed 26,000 illegal websites in 2018, official sources said on Monday. According to the…
Oil, Under Pressure From Oversupply, Concern over economic growth
Oil prices steadied on Monday after slipping by around 2 percent last week, but remained under pressure from oversupply and concern over the prospects for global economic…
World Debt Record Hit $184trn in 2017, US, China, Japan Top Borrowers List– IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says world debt has hit an all-time high record of $184 trillion, an upward review from the $182 trillion it reported the week…