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Ahead of Nigeria's elections, voters help electoral authorities test out a new system meant to head off vote rigging. Also, we hear from Hamitraoré, an Ivorian activist trying to hasten FGM's end by bringing discussions about its impact into the open. Finally, Tunisians frustrated by a stagnant economy find new…

Former Treasury Secretary sees a soft landing as a possibility, but the risk of a recession still remains very high.

In tonight's edition: With little more than two weeks to go before Nigeria's presidential election, the tensions caused by a chaotic change in currency have soured the mood. Also, as daily rolling power cuts across South Africa continue to hit the economy hard, President Cyril Ramaphosa declares a state of…

As people across Canada begin to understand the implications of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care program, public conversations often centre on the economic benefits of getting children back into quality child care, and their parents or guardians back into a robust Canadian economy.

Meeting of prominent business executives will focus on creating jobs in hi-tech sectors to revive economy

Public finance minister Tom Arthur said the rate was set against 'one of the most challenging periods for the economy'

The Harvard economist warns the economy could walk "off a ledge" sometime this year. “I’m not predicting with confidence that that will happen, but I think the risks are significantly elevated.”

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia's economy had overcome the worst effects of sanctions and was expected to show modest growth this year, despite what he said were attempts to undermine certain industries.

'Apprenticeships play a crucial role in Ireland’s economy. We simply can no longer continue to undervalue them.'

WASHINGTON — Only a few months ago many economists warned that a recession was not just inevitable, it was around the corner. Inflation would take years to curb. Surging unemployment was on its way.

With the U.S. economy adding significantly higher jobs than expected in January, the Fed could be prompted to raise the benchmark interest rates higher than projected. Amid this uncertainty, it could be prudent to buy less volatile and solid dividend-paying stocks such as KT Corporation (KT), Weis Markets (WMK), and…