CBN Survey: Businesses Cite High Interest Rates, Multiple Taxes, Poor Infrastructure As Key Challenges

2 By Aleiowu Kehinde A new survey by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that Nigerian businesses and households are still grappling with high interest rates, multiple taxation, and poor infrastructure, even as optimism about the...

How Dental Implants Improve Oral Health in Pittsburgh, PA

You’re considering dental implants in Pittsburgh, PA to enhance your oral health. Implants integrate with your jawbone through osseointegration, mimicking natural tooth roots. This process not only stimulates bone growth but also prevents...

Ghana’s Economy at a Crossroads: Tight Liquidity, Digital Finance, and a Renewed Quest for Stability

Ghana’s economic landscape is undergoing one of its most consequential transformations in years. From aggressive monetary tightening to sweeping digital finance reforms, recent developments suggest a country striving to balance short-term...

Cosmetic scientist pioneers skincare from food waste

Premium By GCIS VUK'UZENZELE - 20 October 2025 Nomahlubi Nompunga is a visionary entrepreneur and cosmetic formulation scientist from Cape Town; and her company uniquely bridges science, sustainability, and economic empowerment across the Southern...

China's economy grows at slowest pace in a year amid US trade war

By&nbspAP with Euronews Published on 20/10/2025 - 11:10 GMT+2 China’s economy expanded at 4.8% in the July-September quarter, the slowest annual pace in a year, weighed down by trade tensions with the United States and slack domestic demand. The...

RBZ urges business to use Collateral Registry

Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) deputy governor Innocent Matshe has encouraged small businesses to register with the Collateral Registry in order to borrow money for their operations. About a month ago, the RBZ...

China confident on growth goals despite economy’s weak performance

China reported its slowest economic growth in a year but insisted it remains on course to meet its annual targets, helped by strong export numbers that have cushioned weak domestic activity. The country’s economy grew 4.8% in the three months...

Rachel Reeves blames Brexit for sluggish UK economy ahead of Budget 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has blamed the economic impact of Brexit on the UK's sluggish gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate. Ms Reeves delivered pointed remarks about Britain's exit from the European Union during a weekend gathering of the...

Tens of thousands of 'economically inactive' people in Doncaster

Tens of thousands of working-age people in Doncaster were classed as 'economically inactive' last year, new figures suggest. It comes as the unemployment rate increased across the UK, showing great regional disparities. This was higher than the...

China Strengthens Economic Ties with Nigeria through New Investment Partnership

To increase investment opportunities and support important industries of the country, China International Business and Development Corporation (CIBDC) has started a new strategic alliance with chosen Nigerian businesses. Expected to increase local...

UK regions given extra £20m to boost science and tech efforts

Greater Manchester, West Midlands and the Glasgow City region have been awarded an extra £20m each by the UK government to accelerate the science and tech-focused efforts of the regions. Science and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall made the...

Small Businesses Ask Lawmakers to Shield Skill Games from Big Taxes

About a hundred small business owners, vendors, and community backers met at the Hershey Italian Lodge this week to ask for fair rules and sensible taxes on Pennsylvania’s skill games. The event, part rally and part town debate, showed how these...

Allied health service providers to be registered beginning 2026 — Dr Issahaku

­­­Beginning next year, the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) will begin the registration of every single service provider of allied health in nature, including the services of optometry. Allied health professions are professions that...

DA says out with BEE, in with economic inclusion

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched the Economic Inclusion for All Bill, a proposed alternative to Black Economic Empowerment (BEE). The party said the new bill would promote fairness, transparency, and growth by focusing on “needs-based...

Musk Crawls Back To CA | Restaurant Killings | Beloved Bakery Closing | CA Economy Slips: CA Business News

CALIFORNIA — This week in California business news: In an about-face, Elon Musk has begun embracing the Bay Area with new expansions, rent is decreasing in most California metro areas, and the state is no longer the world's fourth-largest economy....

IMF Urges Sri Lanka to Stay Committed to Reforms for Lasting Economic Recovery

October 20, Colombo (LNW): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Sri Lanka to remain steadfast in implementing its ongoing economic reform programme, emphasising that sustained commitment is key to securing long-term economic...

S&P Upgrade and IMF Forecast: Renewed confidence in Egypt’s economy

Egypt’s investment landscape witnessed a crucial update in October 2025 when Standard & Poor’s (S&P) upgraded the country’s long-term credit rating to ‘B’ from 'B-'. This marks the first upgrade from the agency in years and serves as a crucial...

Defunding mRNA vaccine research leaves us all more vulnerable to future health emergencies

Jennifer B Nuzzo, director Pandemic Center, Brown University School of Public Health Multilateral initiatives are needed to signal confidence and fill funding gaps in mRNA research, writes Jennifer B Nuzzo Recently the US secretary of health and...

President Tinubu’s Unassuming Demeanor – the Greatest Weapon Against Political Opponents

By Musa Bakare. In politics, perception often shapes reality, and few Nigerian leaders understand this better than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. His calm and unassuming outlook has become one of his most effective political weapons, a quiet...

Heidelberg Municipality Blames Illicit Economy for R16 Million Monthly Revenue Loss and De-industrialization

The Lesedi Local Municipality is facing a severe financial crisis, losing an estimated R16 million per month in revenue, which it attributes directly to the rise of the illicit economy and subsequent de-industrialization, officials revealed at the...