ECOWAS workshop on EPA opens

Engagement with various stakeholders in the West African sub-region over the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) negotiations between West Africa and the European Union had become urgent to ensure transparency and accountability. The…

UK raises £42m for Pakistan

The aid appeal for flood-hit Pakistan has raised a total of £42 million. The appeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) raised £9.5 million in week one, £11.2 million in week two and £19.3 million in week three. Organisers have…

US loan picture said to improve, but…

The U.S. loan picture improved slightly during the second quarter, with the amount of loans 90 days or more past due declining for the first time in more than four years, bank regulators said on Tuesday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp…