Kathleen Caulderwood

If someone deposits cash that "smells like marijuana," they probably need a second look -- and other helpful hints from the government.

A South African private equity firm recently bought a $5 million stake in a Kenyan flower company. Here’s why.

CareerBuilder.ca conducted a survey to learn more about office romances, and some results may surprise you.

The new machine uses a “brush belt” that picks up every seed and places it exactly on the ground, with little bounce.

The Pew Research Center analyzed mobile and Internet habits in dozens of countries to find the most popular methods of getting online.

An economics professor created a map that shows how U.S. states compare to countries around the world in terms of GDP.

As corn prices hit a near five-year low, farmers are struggling as their land becomes less valuable.

Although Islamic finance is catching on in the West, countries that are predominantly Muslim still house the biggest Shariah-compliant institutions.

An expelled member of the African National Congress has started his own party based on left-leaning economic ideas.

Mobile marketing experts talked to IBTimes about how advertisers can reach a growing consumer base in Africa.

In an interview with Fox News, the billionaire investor is calling for tougher regulation of Wall Street.

The U.S. government announced a relaxation of some Affordable Care Act regs, and yet another extension; but what does it mean?

Price pressure on U.S. farmers and tensions abroad will likely weigh on John Deere’s fiscal first-quarter earnings.

Africa is in the middle of a tech boom -- how are women doing relative to their male counterparts in the sector?

Shariah-compliant finance is gaining ground worldwide -- and religion isn’t the only reason.

A U.S.-educated Nigerian engineer has invented a “one-stop-shop” processing machine to help farmers save money –- but is anyone interested?

Stacey DelVecchio, a chemical engineer who worked her way up at Caterpillar, spoke with IBTimes about women in manufacturing.

Nigeria’s current GDP is about $263 billion, while South Africa is hovering around $384 billion -- but what do the statistics really mean?

After years of investigation, Canadian police found the printing press used to make “virtually undetectable” fake American $20 bills.

Last year, vinyl sales jumped 30 percent as consumers rebelled against digital downloads. Here are the top 10 best-selling LPs of 2013.

An upscale house in Johannesburg, book royalties and other assets will be divided among Mandela’s co-workers, family and former schools.

These tech companies have made the Internet possible for users without smartphones – which is no small market.

Mxit operates on an especially light data network, and you don't need a smartphone to use it.

Experts say that despite similar, dire situations, one of the two countries is more likely to recover than the other.

What's more, two factors are helping to boost smartphone buys.

As the South African economy lags, private equity investors are less interested in the country, and looking instead to its high-growth neighbors such as Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria.

After extensive discussion involving toupees, parkas and scabbards, the Supreme Court ruled that Steel Corp. workers should not be paid for getting dressed.

And is the above a sign of another structural change in the auto sector?

On a continent where mobile is the primary mass communication source, cell phone advertising is set to grow rapidly.