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The Bank of Japan stopped short of officially forecasting it could raise inflation to 2 percent in two years after a review on Thursday, but said it was on track to reach its target and would maintain its massive...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, October 31, (THEWILL) – French oil company Total (TOTF.PA) reported a 19 percent drop in third-quarter adjusted net profits to 2.7 billion euros ($3.72 billion) on Thursday, hit by low refining margins in Europe and higher...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TRAINING: FACILITATOR AND CEO GLOBAL GOVERNANCE LIMITED, MR. CHRIS PIERCE, FLANKED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC, DURING THE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TRAINING, ORGANISED BY UBA ACADEMY IN CONJUNCTION WITH EUROMONEY,...

Asian share markets took heart from record highs in U.S. stocks on Wednesday as investors wagered the Federal Reserve would rock no boats at its policy meeting and leave stimulus in place for the next few months at least. Japan's...

After a bone-dry summer, world markets seem awash with cash again and it looks like spilling into 2014. Even though the U.S. Federal Reserve has kept its $85 billion-a-month of bond buying constant throughout, fevered speculation surrounding its easy money...

China's manufacturing activity in October likely grew at its fastest rate since April 2012, a Reuters poll showed, adding to signs of a stabilization in the world's No.2 economy as the government readies a series of key economic reforms. The...

The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain its massive bond-buying campaign when it concludes a two-day meeting on Wednesday and may point to softer readings on the U.S. economy to signal that the policy will be extended into 2014. The...

… Emerges best consumer brand in Africa BEVERLY HILLS, CA, October 28, (THEWILL) –  As a measure of its growing influence in the continent, Dangote Group has emerged among Africa’s top 10 most valuable brands in 2013 in a survey...

GMD/CEO, UBA PLC, MR. PHILLIPS ODUOZA (2ND L); ED, HUMAN RESOURCES & CUSTOMER SERVICE, UBA PLC, OBI IBEKWE (R) WITH TWO OF THE BANK’S MOST VALUABLE PERFORMERS (MVPS) ELIZABETH SAGAY (L), & OLAGBAJU OLADELE SUNDAY (2ND R); DURING THE...

The U.S. Department of Justice appeared to have struck gold last week with the law it wielded against one of the nation's largest banks over conduct that fueled the financial crisis. To convince a jury that Bank of America engaged...