African tech startups have seen total funding rise 33% year-on-year in 2025, marking a strong rebound following a 35% decline in 2023 and a further 25% drop in 2024,...
China’s trade surplus in goods this year topped $1 trillion for the first time, a milestone that underscores the dominance that the country has attained in everything from high-end...
The BRICS group has launched a working prototype of a gold-backed trade currency known as the “Unit”, as the world’s leading emerging markets search for a way to ditch...
IBM said on Monday (Dec 8) it will buy data infrastructure company Confluent in a deal valued at US$11 billion, ramping up its cloud-computing offerings to capitalise on an...
The wealth of billionaires that reside in Singapore rose 66.4 per cent to US$258.8 billion in 2025, making it the third-largest market in terms of wealth in the Asia-Pacific...
As per The Economic Times report, Indian giants Adani Group and Hindalco Industries are actively exploring opportunities in Peru’s copper sector as the country negotiates a trade pact with India. This strategic interest aligns...
The deal includes the acquisition of 46 diesel-electric locomotives sourced from New Zealand’s KiwiRail, marking a major vote of confidence in South Africa’s rail reforms. According to a statement...
Vietnam’s trade surplus with the United States, its main market, rose to $121.6 billion in the first 11 months of the year, official data showed on Saturday, as exports...
Uganda’s largest export, gold, has this year hit an all-time high, peaking at US$4,379 an ounce in October 2025. This worldwide gold rush is attributed to an increase in...
Barrick Mining, formerly Barrick Gold Corporation, is a gold and copper producer, which is engaged in the production and sale of gold and copper, as well as related activities,...