GNA Minister of Interior, Fathi Bashagha, held a meeting today with the Finance Minister, Faraj Boumtari. According to Libya’s Tripoli-based Ministry of Interior, the meeting discussed a number of financial issues that concern the two ministries, in addition to the effect of Coronavirus crisis on the country…

 Gold prices climbed 1% today on safe-haven buying ahead of a long weekend and a crucial meeting of top oil producers amid generally more positive markets driven by hopes the coronavirus pandemic is close to peaking. Spot gold was up 0.9% at $1,660.38 per ounce by 12:05 GMT, having hit a four-week high of $1,671…

More than 1.47 million people have been reported infected by the novel coronavirus across the world and 87,760 have died as of 02:00 GMT. Italy may start lifting some restrictions by the end of April provided the slowing trend continues, its prime minister told the BBC on Thursday, but the easing can only be gr…

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has a new $10 billion COVID-19 response plan to assist member states in fighting the pandemic. The Facility entails $5.5 billion for sovereign operations in African Development Bank countries, and $3.1 billion for sovereign and regional operations for countries under the…