ABUJA, Oct 12( Reuters)-Nigeria's central bank said on Thursday it plans to intervene in the country's foreign exchange market occasionally to boost liquidity, while ending an eight-year ban on 43 items that had been restricted from accessing forex on the official market. The ban, which covered items such as rice, cement and poultry, was imposed as part of the unorthodox policies under former central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele in an effort to prop up the naira currency. The lifting of the ban

MARRAKECH, Morocco, Oct 13( Reuters)-The IMF hopes that Ghana will reach a debt restructuring agreement with bilateral creditors within six to eight weeks, an official at the Fund said, as the West African country battles to emerge from an economic crisis.An agreement to rework$ 5.4 billion of debt to China and members of the Paris Club of creditor nations would pave the way for a second disbursement from a$ 3 billion International Monetary Fund rescue loan. IMF Africa department director Abebe

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Summary Companies Mopani bidders are Sibanye, Zijin, IHC-linked investor-source Copper assets sale delayed by complex negotiations-source JOHANNESBURG, Oct 10( Reuters)-The Zambian government is expected to make a final decision on the sale of Mopani Copper Mines this month, securing a new investor for the assets it bought from Glencore( GLEN.L) in 2021, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Zambia's Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe had initially said a new investor for the copper mines

7 attack by Hamas that killed 1, 400 people.... More than 4, 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's counteroffensive, amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. China said its envoy for Middle East issues Zhai Jun would attend, while Russia said it would be represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.... There was no word as of 1700 GMT on who would represent the United States. Egypt has said little about the aims of the gathering, beyond an Oct....

Summary Companies Strong U.S. data points to higher for longer rates China GDP, retail sales beat forecasts Oil climbs as Gaza hospital blast threatens to widen conflict LONDON, Oct 18( Reuters)-Global shares fell on Wednesday, while unease among investors about the risk of a widening conflict in the Middle East translated into a rise in the price of oil and gold. Compounding the concern about the geopolitical situation was the prospect of no respite any time soon from high interest rates, follo