Mixed European futures are influenced by positive retail sales growth in China and ongoing geopolitical
US equity futures fell after Treasury Secretary Bessent described recent declines as healthy corrections, while
MTN Group’s headline earnings per share dropped by 68% to 98 cents due to naira
China’s recent economic data showed unexpected improvements in various sectors, though concerns over unemployment and
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is enacting significant tax reforms in Nigeria aimed at revitalizing the
Kenya has requested a new IMF program after failing to secure $800 million from an
Lebanon’s bondholders are nearing the appointment of a financial adviser as restructuring talks resume after
China’s consumer spending has improved, with a 4% retail sales increase in January-February, eclipsing December’s
Papua New Guinea recorded PGK1,233 million in cocoa exports in 2024, surpassing coffee’s PGK989 million.
Fiji is missing significant cocoa export earnings despite high global prices due to inadequate local