Business LeadersExclusiveEMEA award winners felicitated at International Finance Awards DubaiBharath KumarJanuary 29, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 29, 2020March 18, 2020 Top-performing corporates, government organisations, and industry and government leaders in the EMEA region awarded at Dubai ceremony... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedTop dignitaries to felicitate winners at 7th annual International Finance Awards, DubaiPritam BordoloiJanuary 23, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 23, 2020 Top performing corporates, government organisations, and industry and government leaders across the EMEA region will be felicitated at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai.... Read more
Business LeadersOliver Alawuba named as the new CEO of UBA AfricaBharath KumarJanuary 7, 2020January 8, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 7, 2020January 8, 2020 UBA Africa now serves over 19 million customers across the continent... Read more
Business LeadersKenya second most preferred business destination for African CEOsPritam BordoloiSeptember 18, 2019November 4, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 18, 2019November 4, 2019 In a survey of 171 African CEOs, 22 prefer Kenya while 24 of them prefer the US as their top business destination... Read more
Business LeadersNigeria’s Aliko Dangote sole African in Bloomberg’s top 100 billionairesInternational Finance DeskJuly 19, 2019December 12, 2019 by International Finance DeskJuly 19, 2019December 12, 2019 Three South Africans and two of the Sawiris brothers from Egypt are the other African billionaires on the list... Read more
Business LeadersCompanySainsbury’s Asda merger flop: CEO in a spot as costs hit £46 mnInternational Finance DeskMay 1, 2019 by International Finance DeskMay 1, 2019 Mike Coupe has to show growth without the Asda deal as the Competition and Markets Authority thwarts it... Read more
Business LeadersCompanyMarketsEnding the bungling: South Africa fund PIC seeks Bungane as CEOInternational Finance DeskApril 18, 2019 by International Finance DeskApril 18, 2019 Africa’s biggest asset manager seeks new head to set house in order... Read more
Business LeadersCompanyEmirates NBD predicts higher economic activity in 2019, starts CFO huntInternational Finance DeskApril 17, 2019 by International Finance DeskApril 17, 2019 The profit at Dubai’s largest lender rose 15% to $735 million in Q1 2019... Read more
Business LeadersMohammad Alabbar quits Aramex board citing ‘personal reasons’International Finance DeskApril 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskApril 16, 2019 Founder Fadi Ghandour and Facebook regional MD Ramez Shehadi remain on the board... Read more
Business LeadersIRENA appoints Francesco La Camera as Director GeneralInternational Finance DeskApril 5, 2019 by International Finance DeskApril 5, 2019 As the newhead of the International Renewable Energy Agency, Mr. La Camera starts his four-year term... Read more