It was not a joyful day at the Egyptian Exchange just like any other day since the beginning of the week. Tuesday was among the worst as losses continue to increase with the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) 30 benchmark index dropping by 1.95% to reach 5,129 points at the end of the session compared to 5,231 […]
Some 4.2 million eligible Togolese citizens vote in delayed and controversial legislative elections this Monday (29 April) to decide if President Faure Gnassingbe will extend his family’s decades-long grip on power. Voting got under way following approval of divisive constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that opponents have called a “constitutional coup” because of concerns […]
As Tunisia is at grips with a seemingly inextricable political situation, rating agencies continue to reduce its standings, in an unnecessary additional evidence that the country’s economy is not faring any better than politics. The latest of these agencies is Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services# which lowered Tunisia’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings […]
