JOHANNESBURG, March 2 (Reuters) - Africa's biggest mobile phone operator MTN Group swung into a loss for the first time in two decades on Thursday, hit by a $1 billion regulatory fine in Nigeria and unfavourable currency swings. MTN said its ...

(Adds details throughout, context) By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Kwasi KpodoACCRA, March 1 (Reuters) - Ghana aims to narrow its budget deficit to 6.5 percent of gross domestic product this year and is forecasting GDP growth of 6.3 percent, according to ...

ACCRA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Ghana's central bank held its main policy rate unchanged on Monday at 25.5 percent, Governor Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku said. The Bank of Ghana trimmed the rate in November by 50 basis points in the first such cut since July 2011, ...

The Australian D ollar was steady on Friday after the release of official producer price index data for the year's third quarter. The PPI increase picked up on the quarter, but annual inflation slowed sharply. The producer price index (PPI) advanced 0 ...

Investing.com - Gold prices dipped mildly in Asia on Tuesday with the focus on geopolitical events. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for August delivery traded at $1,311.80 a troy ounce, down 0.16%, after hitting an ...

US employment figures became a lot more important on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the US central bank would consider raising its interest rate sooner if the job market improves ahead of expectations. Speaking before Congress ...

US employment figures became a lot more important on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the US central bank would consider raising its interest rate sooner if the job market improves ahead of expectations. Speaking before Congress ...

US employment figures became a lot more important on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the US central bank would consider raising its interest rate sooner if the job market improves ahead of expectations. Speaking before Congress ...

US employment figures became a lot more important on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the US central bank would consider raising its interest rate sooner if the job market improves ahead of expectations. Speaking before Congress ...

Health officials have identified a second U.S. case of MERS, a development they call unwelcome but not surprising given a recent increase in the number of cases of the disease reported in the Middle East and the fact that many travelers come from and go to ...

(RTTNews.com) - Micro-blogging site Twitter Inc ( TWTR ), Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss that widened from last year, hurt by stock-based compensation expense while revenue surged on growth in advertising business. However, results for the quarter ...

Charter Communications Inc. could acquire nearly four million extra subscribers in a two-stage deal under discussion with Comcast Corp., in what would represent a consolation prize for Charter's nearly yearlong pursuit of Time Warner Cable Inc. News of the ...