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Gambia Embraces Nigeria’s NAICOM Framework to Bolster Insurance Regulation
A high-level delegation from the Central Bank of The Gambia, led by Nyang Medeleine Gomez, has adopted Nigeria’s…
Apple Considers Anthropic and OpenAI to Reinvent Siri with Advanced AI Integration
Apple is in advanced talks with leading artificial intelligence firms Anthropic and OpenAI to potentially…
Tariffs Keep U.S. Interest Rates Elevated as Markets Adjust to Trump’s Economic…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed that tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump are the primary…
Asian Stocks Dip as Trump Tariff Deadline Looms and Fed Rate Cut Outlook Uncertain
Asian stock markets faltered on Wednesday as global investors navigated a complex mix of looming U.S. tariff…
Interswitch’s New Campaign Showcases Fintech’s Human Impact Across Africa
Interswitch, a leading digital payments and commerce company in Africa, has launched a new Masterbrand campaign…
Intel CEO Considers Pivot from Costly 18A Chips to Focus on Promising 14A…
Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is considering a major shift in the company’s chip manufacturing strategy by…
Global Markets Hold Steady Amid Tariff Tensions and Uncertain U.S. Rate Policy
Global markets remained cautious as investors weighed developments in U.S. fiscal policy and looming trade…
Middle East Tensions Threaten Ghana’s Economic Stability – Terkper Warns
Seth Terkper, Economic Policy Advisor at the Office of the President, has issued a caution regarding the potential…
Ghana Makes Debt Deal Strides as Finance Minister Concludes Landmark China Talks
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has wrapped up high-level discussions in China, signaling a…
OpenAI Denies Plans to Use Google’s AI Chips at Scale Amid Industry Speculation
OpenAI has clarified that it has no current plans to adopt Google’s in-house AI chips for its products, following…
Elon Musk’s xAI Secures $10 Billion in Debt and Equity Funding to Boost AI…
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has successfully raised $5 billion through debt financing…
216 Chinese Investors Target Nigeria’s Key Sectors After Landmark Nigeria-China…
At the recent Nigeria-China Sustainable Business Bilateral Trade and Investment Summit held on June 23, 2025, in…
World Bank Approves $65m Additional Loan to Boost Nigeria’s Procurement Reform
The World Bank has approved an additional $65 million credit facility for Nigeria, bringing total funding under…
US-Africa Business Summit Generates $2.5 Billion in Trade Deals, Strengthening…
The 17th U.S.-Africa Business Summit, held from June 22 to 25, has concluded with over $2.5 billion in new trade…
US Banks Surge After Passing Fed Stress Test, Paving Way for Shareholder Payouts
Wall Street's leading banks saw a boost in premarket trading after all 22 major institutions passed the Federal…
Investors Pivot to Europe Amid U.S. Tariff Uncertainty Under Trump
A growing number of global investors are shifting their focus from the U.S. to Europe, driven by growing…
Treasury Yields Dip as Trump’s $3.9 Trillion Spending Bill Awaits Senate Decision
U.S. Treasury yields edged lower on Monday morning as market participants closely watched developments surrounding…
Global Central Bankers Face Rising Questions on Dollar Dominance at Sintra Summit
Top central bankers from the U.S., euro zone, Japan, Britain, and South Korea are gathering in Sintra, Portugal,…
US Stock Futures Climb as Micron Boosts AI Optimism; Investors Eye GDP and Fed…
U.S. stock futures advanced on Thursday, buoyed by strong earnings from Micron Technology that sparked investor…
AfCFTA Urges Africa to Cut Dollar Dependence and Embrace Local Currencies to Boost…
At the 2025 Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Abuja, Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free…
Africa Received $95 Billion in 2024 Remittances as Nigeria, Egypt Lead Inflows –…
In 2024, Africa recorded over $95 billion in remittance inflows, nearly matching total foreign direct investment…
Afreximbank Disburses $18.7 Billion to Boost African Trade and Integration
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced that it disbursed $18.7 billion in 2023 to support trade,…
Treasury Yields Dip as Trump Targets Fed Chair Powell Amid Economic and…
U.S. Treasury yields dropped on Thursday amid rising political tension surrounding Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome…
Trump-Backed Crypto Firm Plans Stablecoin Audit and New App Amid Token Trade…
World Liberty Financial (WLF), the cryptocurrency platform backed by U.S. President Donald Trump, is planning to…
China’s Biren Technology Secures $207 Million, Eyes Hong Kong IPO Amid Chip Race
Biren Technology, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip startup, has raised 1.5 billion yuan (approximately…
Half of Global Companies Pay Ransom as Cyber Threats Surge: Sophos 2025 Report
Nearly 50 percent of global companies opted to pay ransoms in 2025 following ransomware attacks, according to…
Nigerian, Kenyan, Rwandan Startups Lead Google’s Africa AI Accelerator 2025
Google has announced the 15 startups selected for the ninth edition of its Google for Startups Accelerator:…
Meta Wins Copyright Battle Over AI Training; Judge Cites Weak Author Arguments
Meta Platforms has won a significant legal victory in a U.S. federal court after a judge ruled against a group of…
Microsoft Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Use of Pirated Books to Train AI Model…
Microsoft is facing a lawsuit from a group of authors who allege the tech giant used pirated copies of their books…
Investors Brace for Summer Market Volatility Amid Geopolitical and Trade Risks
As summer trading volumes typically thin out, global investors are preparing defensively against a potential…