Economy

Washington (AFP) - IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Friday she would be "honored" to helm the Washington-based financial institution for...

Washington (AFP) - Hiring in the United States was robust in February although unemployment crept up, government data showed Friday,...

Paris (AFP) - The El Nino weather phenomenon, coupled with widespread drought, is posing an increasing risk to food security...

Lagos (AFP) - The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is halting operations in Nigeria's naira currency as the government puts...

Houston (AFP) - A US power company admitted Thursday that its equipment may have sparked the largest wildfire in Texas'...

Los Angeles (AFP) - The share of Hollywood films with women in the lead role fell last year, new research...

Geneva (AFP) - Swiss lawmakers on Thursday narrowly backed moves towards allowing the use of frozen Russian state assets to...

Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates this year so long as current economic trends...

Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank froze interest rates again Thursday, holding off from starting to cut as...

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden called for higher taxes on corporations Thursday in his State of the Union...