Commodity markets are helping to stabilise the global economy. PHOTO/Pexels/Kamaji Ogino. By BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT [email protected] Global commodity prices are projected to fall to their lowest level in six years in 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year of decline, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook. Prices are forecast to drop by seven…
The World Bank Group has projected global commodity prices to fall to lowest level in six years in 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year of decline. According to its latest commodity markets outlook, the organisation forecast prices to drop by seven percent in both 2025 and 2026, driven by weak global economic growth, a growing…
67 Cheapside, City of London — Ghana International Bank (GHIB) has concluded GHIBCONVERGE 2025, its flagship thought-leadership and impact forum, after three days of intensive debate on the future of African commodity trade and finance. The event, held in the City of London from 6-8 August 2025, brought together policymakers, financiers, commodity executives, legal specialists,…
New York — Two-thirds of the developing world, or ninety-five out of 143 economies, are dependent on commodities for export value, making up 60 percent of their merchandise exports. For the least developed world, this number rises to 80 percent, leaving entire nation’s revenue vulnerable to price swings, fiscal shocks, and evolving trade compositions. Hidden…
