Business and Economy

Business and Economy Latest News

Unexpected strawberry crop spins Burkina's 'red gold'
Unexpected strawberry crop spins Burkina's 'red gold'
by  AFP

In the suburbs of Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou, lucrative strawberry farming is supplanting traditional crops like cabbage and lettuce and has become a top export to neighbouring countries. Despite being prized by local customers, more than half is exported to neighbouring countries.

US, China agree to hold talks on 'balanced economic growth'
US, China agree to hold talks on 'balanced economic growth'
by  AFP

The United States and China have agreed to hold "intensive exchanges on balanced growth", the US Treasury Department said in a statement, after two days of talks between Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Guangzhou.

Forecasting the future of science to keep Swiss diplomatic hub buzzing
Forecasting the future of science to keep Swiss diplomatic hub buzzing
by  AFP

As technology and science advance at breakneck speed, a Swiss group is already looking beyond AI to the next big potential technological disrupters. - Quantum, next big disrupter - The platform arrived too late to provide much advance foresight on the looming powers of AI, but he insists it is well-positioned to take on quantum computing, which "has the potential of changing almost everything".

Energy

Money

Industry

Technology

Economy