CAIRO (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Egypt have reached a $3 billion funding deal that will run…
Once wary of immigrants, Canadian town sends out global labor SOS
By Julie Gordon and Allison Lampert OTTAWA/MONTREAL (Reuters) – Herouxville, a small town in Canada’s Quebec, hit the headlines 15…
Barrick CEO says Zambia’s Lumwana mine life could be extended to 2060
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Barrick Gold Corp said promising drill results could see the life of its Zambian Lumwana copper mine…
Ex treasury secretary Mnuchin says U.S. in recession, will continue
RIYADH (Reuters) – Former U.S. treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Wednesday he believed the United States was in a…
Airbus faces fresh bribery settlement, French prosecutor says
PARIS (Reuters) – French authorities are in talks with planemaker Airbus that could lead to the expansion of a record…
Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry
By Pulcherie Adjoha GLO-DJIGBE, Benin (Reuters) – On a large factory floor in southwestern Benin, dozens of young people cut,…
Egypt to develop new currency indicator to wean people off U.S. dollar
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will develop a new currency indicator partly to wean people off the idea that the Egyptian…
Analysis-Poor nations face peril over elusive G-20 debt relief push
By Karin Strohecker and Andrea Shalal LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A failure to secure meaningful progress on a debt relief for…
Gold Fields acquisition target Yamana assets valued at $6-$8 billion – CIBC
By Nelson Banya (Reuters) – An independent evaluation has put Yamana Gold’s mineral assets at between $6 billion and $8…
IMF, Malawi reach staff deal on $88 million emergency financing
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that it had reached a staff-level agreement with Malawi for up…