Business

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 23 June– Responding to a request from the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Switzerland announced today that various personal and business accounts of President Charles Taylor of Liberia had been blocked or […]

Geneva, 18 June– With four out of five people in the world lacking basic social security coverage such as health care, pensions and unemployment benefits, the United Nations labour agency today launched a campaign to […]

Accra, 17 June– The government is working out a deal to ensure that Libya supplies 10,000 barrels of oil a day to the country at the lowest possible cost. Last year, Ghana and Libya entered […]

Washington, 11 June– The World Bank’s Board of Directors yesterday granted the Government of Cameroon US$49.7 million in assistance to reduce its debt to commercial banks and supplier creditors. The total eligible debt to be […]

Durban, 11 June– The World Economic Forum has a proud history of engagement on the African continent. As the leading international foundation at the crossroads between business, government and civil society, it convenes leaders from […]

Washington/Durban, 10 June– The World Economic Forum’s Director for Africa, Haiko Alfeld, said that Africans enthusiastically welcomed NEPAD (the New Partnership for African Development) but that ”the challenge now lies in successful implementation.” About this […]

Geneva, 4 June– Director-General Supachai welcomed the support of the Group of Eight nations for the timely conclusion to the Doha Development Agenda global trade talks, but urged leaders from the world’s richest nations to […]

Evian, France, 3 June— Leaders of the major industrialized countries and Russia have expressed confidence in the growth potential of their economies, renewing their commitments to trade liberalization and structural reforms in order to tap […]