United States (US) president, Donald Trump, on Friday, March 6, 2026, signalled intent to end the war with Iran, but the 79-year-old set a major condition.
Naira weakens by N25 in the parallel market as demand for US dollars rises, widening the gap with official rates amid Central Bank interventions.
US banana giant Chiquita Brands will resume operations in Panama and rehire thousands of workers fired after a crippling strike, the government of the Central American country said Friday. "The goal is to be operational no later than February 2026," said the government, adding Chiquita will invest some $30 million to resume production on 5,000 hectares of banana-growing land.
The Nigerian currency, the naira, has continued to surge in the official foreign exchange market following improved dollar supply and low forex demand.
Austria's data protection authority said Friday that it has ordered YouTube to comply with EU regulations and respond to requests by users for access to data that it holds on them. The complaint against YouTube was filed on behalf of an Austrian user with the country's Data Protection Authority.
Switzerland's key economic barometer fell in August after US President Donald Trump imposed whopping tariffs on the export-reliant country, the Swiss Economic Institute (KOF) said Friday. "In August, the KOF Economic Barometer drops.
Eric Trump, son of the US president, urged a crowd in Hong Kong on Friday to buy bitcoin during a trip to Asia where his crypto company is reportedly seeking acquisitions. American Bitcoin, the bitcoin miner backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., is seeking acquisitions in Asia, the Financial Times reported this month.
A new ranking has shown the list of to 10 African countries holding the least debt from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Nigeria is, however, not on the list
German unemployment topped three million in August for the first time in over a decade, official data showed Friday, in another blow to Europe's struggling top economy. The unemployment figure rose by 46,000 month-on-month to hit 3.025 million, the federal employment agency said, the highest level since February 2015.
The leading French eggs association has sounded alarm over the import of hundreds of thousands of eggs from Ukraine, warning they breach with European production standards and may contain banned antibiotics.
India and Japan will "shape the Asian Century", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday, on a visit expected to secure billions of dollars in Japanese investment and an upgrade to security ties. We will shape the Asian Century for stability, growth, and prosperity," Modi said.
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