FeaturedFinanceSaudi raises $7 bn in bond sale to strengthen financesInternational Finance Business DeskApril 17, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 17, 2020 It is reported that the Kingdom's bonds have been heavily oversubscribed... Read more
BankingFeaturedRBC joins WealthiHer Network to empower women in financial industryInternational Finance Business DeskApril 17, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 17, 2020 WealthiHer Network is a collaboration of leading banks with a focus to drive women empowerment in financial industry... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyBlockchain Association of Singapore launched to build digital economyInternational Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2020April 16, 2020 It is a a merger between Singapore Blockchain Association and the Blockchain, Enterprise and Scalable Technologies... Read more
AviationFeaturedAir Arabia announces repatriation flights to Africa and beyondInternational Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2020 The carrier will fly passenger as well as cargo flights to Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Sudan, Egypt, India and Nepal... Read more
EconomyFeaturedIMF: Coronavirus impact to be more severe than 2008 crisis for MidEastInternational Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2020April 16, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2020April 16, 2020 IMF expects the MENA region to contract by 3.3% in 2020... Read more
FeaturedWealth ManagementDeutsche Bank launches asset allocation ETF-based fund in EuropeInternational Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 16, 2020 The fund will provide clients with cost-effective long-term investment portfolios... Read more
FeaturedTelecomMTN Group announces R250 mn relief package to fight Covid-19International Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020 The telco also plans to raise R40 mn for a global staff emergency fund... Read more
FeaturedFinanceIMF executive board approves debt service relief to 25 poor countriesInternational Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020 These countries are most vulnerable to debt and come under the IMF's revised Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasShell, ExxonMobil stall oil production owing to a pipeline leakInternational Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020 Shell has temporarily suspended oil production after a subsurface leak was discovered on Exxon’s Hoover Offshore Oil Pipeline System... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsLogistics startup FarEye raises $25 mn in Microsoft-led fundingInternational Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020April 15, 2020 FarEye is capitalising on AI to increase the level of digitisation in its logistics capabilities... Read more