Abuja / AFP Nigeria’s economy contracted in the third quarter as rebels continued to bomb oil pipelines in the restive south and businesses struggled to access foreign exchange, official data showed Monday. “The nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by -2.24 percent year-on-year in real terms,” the country’s National Bureau of Statistics said in a report. This meant that …

  Bloomberg China’s President Xi Jinping made a state visit on Monday to Peru, one of its partners in its drive to boost world trade in the face of protectionist stirrings. A day after taking part in the APEC Asia-Pacific trade summit, Xi made a formal visit to the host nation, a major mineral and food exporter. He was expected …

  Bloomberg South Africa’s proposals to stabilize the labor market by introducing a national minimum wage and curtailing strike action have received mixed reviews, just days before ratings companies are scheduled to decide whether to downgrade the nation’s credit rating. The country’s biggest labor union has dismissed the recommended minimum wage of 3,500 rand ($246) a month announced by Deputy …