EnergyTop StoriesIMF raises stagnation risk for South Africa as power outages take toll on country’s growthGBO CorrespondentMarch 28, 2023March 28, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 28, 2023March 28, 202301196 International Monetary Fund delegation reported a worsening of South Africa's short-term growth prospects
AviationTop StoriesJapan Airlines done deal, Ryanair next on radar: Boeing eyes a bumper 2023GBO CorrespondentMarch 27, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 27, 202301931 JAL's narrow-body fleet is dominated by the Boeing 737-800, of which the airline currently owns 47 and leases an additional 17 aircraft
EconomyTop StoriesWorld Bank deal, Chinese metallurgy project: Egypt economy gets double boostGBO CorrespondentMarch 27, 2023March 27, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 27, 2023March 27, 202301198 According to a release from the World Bank, the CPF will involve USD 2 billion over the next five years from the IFC and USD
EconomyTop StoriesExpensive housing market hurts Nigeria citizens further amid uncontrollable inflationGBO CorrespondentMarch 24, 2023March 24, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 24, 2023March 24, 202301675 Nigeria’s inflation rate hit a fresh 17-year high of 21.91% in the early half of 2023
Banking and FinanceTop StoriesAmid banking crisis, Fed Chair Jerome Powell decides against relaxing monetary policiesGBO CorrespondentMarch 24, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 24, 202301471 Fed chair Jerome Powell has now called SVB an outlier that had failed badly.
EconomyTop StoriesAmid neck-breaking inflation, Kenya now faces higher fuel pricesGBO CorrespondentMarch 23, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 23, 202301430 After the review in mid-November of last year, fuel prices in Kenya have stayed steady
EconomyTop StoriesFall in inflation, higher ratings: Saudi economy receives boosts furtherGBO CorrespondentMarch 23, 2023March 23, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 23, 2023March 23, 202301598 According to Saudi Arabia's General Directorate for Statistics, actual rents for housing grew by 8.3% in February 2023, including a 21.4% increase in flat rents
EnergyTop StoriesShell decides against ambitious goal for end-user emissions amid its increasing EV pushGBO CorrespondentMarch 22, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 22, 202301270 Shell plans to reduce its portfolio's carbon intensity by 20% by 2030 and 100% by 2050
TechnologyTop StoriesEmmett Shear out, Dan Clancy in: All you need to know about Twitch CEO changeGBO CorrespondentMarch 22, 2023March 22, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 22, 2023March 22, 202302114 With Dan Clancy becoming the new Twitch CEO, the platform now faces a renewed wave of social media outbursts against its new revenue policy
EconomyTop StoriesLayoffs 2023: US continues to bleed as 21,000 techies get the axe in FebruaryGBO CorrespondentMarch 21, 2023March 21, 2023 GBO CorrespondentMarch 21, 2023March 21, 202301212 Layoffs are often the final step in a company's cost-cutting strategy if things continue to chill