FeaturedTelecomFrance-based telco Orange eyes stake as Ethio Telecom goes privateInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 22, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 22, 2021 Ethiopia is planning to sell-off of a 40% stake in the state-owned telco... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyMasterCard simplifies payments card offering for crypto firmsInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 21, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 21, 2021 The firm is using the USDC stablecoin to make it easier for people to spend their cryptocurrency with its cards... Read more
FeaturedHealthcareZambia might get 151,200 doses of Johnson and Johnson Covid-19 vaccinesInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 21, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 21, 2021 The latest batch of vaccines will be concentrated in the provincial regions where the demand is high... Read more
BankingFeaturedHalf of the world’s population to access digital banking by 2026International Finance Business DeskJuly 21, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 21, 2021 Around 2.5 bn people use digital banking services currently across the globe... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedBNP Paribas appoints Ashley Wilson as prime services headInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021July 27, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021July 27, 2021 Wilson has also been appointed as the deputy head of Prime Solutions and financing... Read more
EconomyFeaturedUK to warn EU it may deviate from Brexit deal over Northern IrelandInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 David Frost may announce a significant change in protocol that may affect the already strained relationship between the EU and the UK... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsDP World to expand in Africa with Imperial Logistics acquisitionInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 DP World to acquire Imperial Logistics for $890 mn... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceGreat Eastern launches Singapore’s first green insuranceInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 GREAT Green SP is a three-year single premium endowment plan that provides 1.5 percent interest per annum guaranteed yield upon maturity... Read more
EconomyFeaturedUAE-Bahrain trade leaps 75% to reach $672 mn in Q2 2021International Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 The trade between the GCC and Bahrain reached a total value of $1.69 bn in Q2 2021... Read more
EnergyFeaturedUK-based Climate X raises $1.5 mn in funding to tackle climate changeInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 The funding round was led by Pale Blue Dot and attended by Blue Wire Capital, A100x and Possibilian... Read more