Ghana - once touted as a trailblazing African economic success story - is facing an unprecedented financial crisis.

Shares in crisis-hit Chinese real estate giant Evergrande have jumped as trading in the firm resumed after being suspended in Hong Kong.

There is still scope to address the remaining concerns of unionists about the Windsor Framework, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said.

Northern Irelandʼs economy slowed substantially in the second quarter of 2023 with output falling by 0.5% over the quarter.

Shares in Chinaʼs Evergrande have slumped as the crisis at the embattled property developer has deepened.

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5.25%.

The US central bank has kept its key interest rate unchanged as it debates whether it has done enough to stabilise prices.

As delegates from the Northern Ireland investment conference arrived at Hillsborough Castle on Wednesday evening there was an autumnal feeling.

Welsh ministers and Tata bosses are due to continue talks next week about the future of the Port Talbot site.

The rate at which prices are rising fell to 6.8% in the year to July, down from 7.9% in June.