AviationFeaturedSingapore Airlines and Japan’s ANA sign deal to improve connectivityPritam BordoloiJanuary 31, 2020January 31, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 31, 2020January 31, 2020 The deal will also focus on flights between Japan and Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Australia... Read more
AviationFeaturedBeleaguered South African Airways gets $240 million bailout packageBharath KumarJanuary 30, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 30, 2020March 18, 2020 The state-owned airline has not been able to generate revenues and has managed to survive largely due to government rescue packages... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasPetrobras hires 7 banks to sell stakes in fuel distribution unitPritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020March 10, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020March 10, 2020 Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are among the banks hired for the stake sale in Petrobras Distribuidora... Read more
FeaturedTelecomSaudi Telecom to buy 55% stake in Vodafone’s Egypt unitPritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020 The Saudi Telecom deal for Vodafone Egypt is expected to cost around $2.4 bn... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsToyota-backed Kenyan logistics startup Sendy raises $20mn in Series B funding roundBharath KumarJanuary 30, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 30, 2020March 18, 2020 Sendy currently has around 50,000 customers and offers its services to over 4,000 businesses across key cities of Kenya... Read more
FeaturedPorts and ShippingDP World to invest $1 bn in Bangladesh container supply chainPritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020January 30, 2020 The investment could help Bangladesh accumulate cumulative economic benefits worth $35 bn... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasAdnoc’s $15 bn pipeline sale attracts BlackRock, KKRPritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 30, 2020 Adnoc plans to sell a 49% stake in its natural gas pipeline unit for $15 bn... Read more
AviationFeaturedSharjah Airport sees 13.6 mn passengers in 2019Bharath KumarJanuary 29, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 29, 2020March 18, 2020 The airport is expected to increase its capacity to 20 million passengers annually by 2025... Read more
EnergyFeaturedCenfura and C4D to develop renewable energy assets in South AfricaPritam BordoloiJanuary 29, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 29, 2020 Both parties will deliver the first tokenised assets to microgrids in the Gauteng Province of South Africa... Read more
FeaturedTechnologySaudi Aramco buys shares in blockchain oil trading company VaktPritam BordoloiJanuary 29, 2020February 3, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 29, 2020February 3, 2020 Aramco buys $5 mn in new shares which will be used to upgrade Vakt’s platform and also plan for expansion in SE Asia... Read more