Background As the sun sets over Accra rsquo;s bustling markets, Adwoa, a 38-year-old trader in Makola ndash; ndash; one of Ghana rsquo;s busiest market ndash; counts her daily earnings .

THE Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) of the World Bank has been a popular measurement for the quality of governance in over 215 countries since 1996. It measures six broad dimensions of ...

Fitch Ratings - London: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Saudi Arabia's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A+' with a Stable Outlook. A full list of rating actions is at the end of ...

TEL AVIV—Israel launched what it called a major counterterrorism operation in the West Bank, expanding its campaign against militancy in the Palestinian territory after more than 15 months of ...

(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Medics evacuate a wounded man during an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed). Israeli police check ...

In line with its strong commitment to promoting sustainability and driving sustainable development on both environmental and societal levels, Gulf Bank has announced the completion of its ...

South Indian Bank on Tuesday reported a 12 per cent increase in its December quarter net profit to Rs 341.87 crore. The lender had reported a net profit of Rs 305.36 crore in the year-ago period. Its ...

The Israeli military said on Tuesday (January 21, 2025) that it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to ...

On Wednesday, as some of its troops withdrew from Gaza, the Israeli military said it was pressing ahead with an operation in Jenin, a city in the northern part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The cheetah has mastered speed and is the fastest animal on land. The leopard is a climber, adept in the vertical world of the woodlands. And the lion, hunter of the most dangerous prey ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s President Anura Dissanayake has met World Bank Vice President for South Asia Martin Raiser to secure financial and technical support for several sectors. Dissanayake met ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...