Business
23 Nov
The Gulf countries are marching ahead with an ambitious domestic transition to renewable energy. But there is little chance they will stop exporting fossil fuels any time soon.
23 Nov
With Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigerian investment minister in attendance, this year's summit sent a clear message: Africa's most populous nation is open for business.
22 Nov
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and coordinating Minister for the economy, Wale Edun says the country cannot rely on borrowing to fund the 2024 national budget.
21 Nov
Karl Toriola, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria says following the completion of the first phase of the sell down of MTN Group’s shares, the brand is committed to allowing more Nigerians partake in its value creation process. Speaking with CNBC Africa, he says the partnership with the Nigerian Exchange is all about digitizing access to the capital market.
18 Nov
Footage shot by Mehl and his wife from October 23-26 showed people skating on the frozen and translucent lake, revealing huge rocks in the bottom.
17 Nov
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum on Tuesday, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said a trade deal that would cover some 40 percent of the global economy "looks not to be complete". Her comments came after Democrat senator Sherrod Brown voiced his opposition to the text over labour standards concerns. Also in this edition, inflation in Argentina reaches new heights ahead of a presidential runoff and McDonald's joins forces with Crocs.
16 Nov
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a trade pact that allows eligible African countries to export some of their produce to the United States without paying taxes. It covers more than 1,700 products from cars assembled in South Africa to Kenyan flowers and even jeans.
15 Nov
While some observers say Ethiopia's interest in reclaiming access to the port of Assab is legitimate for geopolitical and strategic reasons, others say it is merely to deflect public opinion away from domestic politics.
13 Nov
Grasshoppers are a delicacy in northern Nigeria, and the business surrounding the snack is booming. But authorities question if the way the insects are harvested makes them unsafe to eat.
11 Nov
Ahead of a summit of EU and Latin American leaders, political pressure to push the EU-Mercosur trade deal over the finish line is high. Cattle ranchers in Brazil and Belgium shared their views of the potential deal.
11 Nov
Global wine production has been hit hard by a year of extreme weather in which floods, drought and frost severely stunted production. The only country that saw a significant increase in production was the US.
11 Nov
Fuel shortages, inflation and high levels of poverty have plagued Nigeria in recent years. The 77 Percent travels to Lagos, where Edith Kimani meets young Nigerians who tell her how they view Nigeria's economy and why people in the oil-rich nation are still struggling to make ends meet.