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Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

A new company has elbowed its way into the upper ranks of the global chemical industry through the daring purchase of a firm that itself didn't shy from taking risks to become bigger. But Basell ...

Diversifying Nigeria’s mono-economy, it has been said, is the way to its Eldorado. Achieving this is, however, subject to some factors, including institutionalising a deliberate policy of backward ...

Although, there was marginal recovery of some key manufacturing indicators in the fourth quarter of 2021, the sector’s dependence on imported raw materials and its attendant high cost took its toll.