The Bank of Ghana issued a notice on 22 July 2026 flagging the widespread refusal of pesewa coins and GH¢1 and GH¢2 coins by traders and transport operators
The Bank of Ghana issued a notice on 22 July 2026 flagging the widespread refusal of pesewa coins and GH¢1 and GH¢2 coins by traders and transport operators
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a stimulus package worth more than $100 billion on Thursday as he tries to ease the squeeze from inflation and rescue his premiership with his poll ratings at a record low. Poll ratings for Kishida are at their lowest levels since he took office two years ago, in part because of voter unease over inflation.
Working as a nurse in her rural Nigerian village, Andat Datau faced more than her share of challenges. Off-grid for years, her Sabon Gida village relied on diesel generators or lamps and, like millions of other Africans, Datau often got no light at all.
Stocks and oil prices rose while the dollar weakened Thursday as a much-needed burst of confidence flows across world markets after the Federal Reserve hinted it has come to the end of its long-running interest rate hiking cycle.
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