Europe’s economic integration ‘insufficient’: IMF chief economist
Washington (AFP) - The EU's attempts to integrate the economies of its 27 member states have been insufficient to boost ...
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Trio wins economics Nobel for work on tech-driven growth
Stockholm (AFP) - The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France's Philippe Aghion and ...
Germany raises growth forecasts, but warns reforms needed
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's economy will eke out meagre growth in 2025 before picking up speed next year, the ...
In Simandou mountains, Guinea prepares to cash in on iron ore
Simandou mountain range (Guinée) (AFP) - At the foot of the Simandou mountains in southeast Guinea's lush tropical forest, thousands of ...
Stocks gain on AI optimism, US rate-cut hopes
London (AFP) - Stock markets mostly rose Friday, driven by investor optimism over AI and US rate-cut hopes, which overshadowed ...
Tech fans Tokyo rally on broadly positive day for Asian markets
Hong Kong (AFP) - A surge in tech firms helped Tokyo's Nikkei lead most Asian equities higher on Friday as ...
US stocks end at records as government shutdown drags on
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records again Thursday as a US government shutdown dragged into ...
Germany must move quicker on reforms, say experts
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany must move quicker with potentially painful reforms, experts warned Thursday, in the latest sign of ...
Swiss central bank keeps zero-rate as tariffs take their toll
Zurich (AFP) - Switzerland's central bank kept its policy rate at zero percent on Thursday, warning that massive US tariffs ...
Stocks mark time with eyes on key economic data
London (AFP) - Stock markets marked time Tuesday as traders monitored key economic indicators, with US inflation data due later ...
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