Media, business, government, technology, and community leaders from across Africa and internationally have gathered today in Cape Town, South Africa for this year’s annual Africa Business Media Innovators (ABMI) forum. The convening brings together a cross section of leaders to explore innovative approaches to fostering a vibrant media …
Read More »Cocaine is set to overtake oil to become Colombia’s main export – Bloomberg report
Cocaine is set to become Colombia’s main export, overtaking oil, according to Bloomberg Economics. The Colombian government is taking a more lenient policy regarding drugs, thus production of the drug is expanding. According to Bloomberg Economics, 2022 exports were worth an estimated $18.2 billion. Oil exports posted a drop of …
Read More »Ghana cedi classified among ‘worst spot returns’ in Africa – Bloomberg
Ghana’s local currency is still been classified among African currencies with the ‘Worst Spot Returns’, according to a Bloomberg report. On the World Currency Ranker, the cedi’s performance placed 17th, depreciating by -11.21 percent while the Zambian Kwacha was ranked first among the ‘Best Spot Returns’ for African currencies. The …
Read More »Finance Ministry ‘celebrates’ cedi gains against dollar in Bloomberg report
The Ministry of Finance has noted recent wins by the national currency, the Ghana cedi, according to a Bloomberg report of December 9. The official handle of the Ministry shared a photo from the Bloomberg article showing the gains made by the cedi. The graphic showed that the Ghana cedi …
Read More »Cedi ranked second worst-performing currency in the world – Bloomberg report
The Ghana Cedi has been ranked as the second worst-performing currency in the world after Sri Lanka’s Rupee, a Bloomberg report has said. The international news portal said the Cedi lost its value by 40.05 percent to the United States dollar in the first nine months of 2022 – making …
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