By Kenyans The World Bank, through the International Finance Corporation (IFC), is undertaking an impact assessment of the Hustler Fund to establish how the credit programme has helped Kenyans. The assessment will provide a comprehensive picture of the fund’s impact, with both quantitative and qualitative aspects examined to determine how beneficiaries have used the loan

A screen is displayed at the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain January 19, 2026. Photographer Jack Taylor/File Photo By Reuters The main UK indexes were on track for a fourth consecutive week of gains on Friday, as a rally in precious metal miners helped offset worries about a lasting peace agreement between the ​United

By The Associated Press Shares advanced in Europe and Asia on Wednesday after the U.S. stock market rallied to records, helped by strong corporate earnings reports and hopes for a deal setting the stage for talks that might eventually lead to an end to the war in Iran. Oil prices resumed their ascent, with Brent

By Anadolu Agency Turkey, which prioritizes policies that will increase investment, production, employment, and exports in the manufacturing industry aimed at competitive production, has seen its efforts in this area reflected in its export figures. According to information compiled by an AA correspondent from data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), Turkey is increasing

An aerial drone photo taken on May 17, 2026 shows a view of the Longtan Container Terminal at Nanjing Port, east China’s Jiangsu Province. Photographer Yang Suping By Xinhua News Agency China’s steady first-half growth in 2026 underscored the resilience of the world’s second-largest economy and the growing role of new growth drivers as it

By The African Exponent Africans send money home because migration is often a family investment rather than an individual journey. Money earned abroad is expected to help pay school fees, cover medical bills, build homes, start businesses and support relatives through difficult times. Those family transfers have grown into one of Africa’s biggest economic forces.

U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 24, 2026. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo By Reuters The dollar hovered near its one-month low on Thursday as investors weighed subdued U.S. inflation data, which dampened rate-hike expectations, against the risk of ​a further oil price spike that could support the greenback. U.S. Treasury yields fell

By Anadolu Agency Turkish defense company Aselsan signed a contract worth approximately €1.47 billion ($1.68 billion) with the country’s defense industry authority to expand the serial production of air defense systems. The agreement was signed with Turkey’s Secretariat of Defense Industries in addition to ongoing serial production projects, Aselsan said in a statement on Turkey’s

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her spouse Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah prior to the talks between Xi and Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Beijing, capital of China, July 10, 2026. Xi held talks with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, who is on a state visit to

A cargo train runs along a freight rail line in Lodz, Poland, June 25, 2026. Photographer Yue Yuanyuan By Xinhua News Agency More than a decade ago, Filip Grzelak spent Christmas night at a border crossing, waiting for one of the first freight trains linking Chengdu in southwest China with Lodz in central Poland. For