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
FeaturedReal Estate2019: Residential real estate market fall 8.8% in DubaiInternational Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020 Rental yield remains unchanged at 6.4 percent... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedSingapore announces $88 mn package to support financial sectorInternational Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 15, 2020 The aid is in addition to the $4.02 bn set aside in budget 2020 to help the sector fight against Covid-19... Read more
FeaturedOil & GasAramco slashes oil prices in Asia despite historic dealInternational Finance Business DeskApril 14, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 14, 2020 Aramco slashed its selling price for Asian buyers by $4.20 per barrel... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsIndonesian logistics startup Kargo raises $31 mn to fight the coronavirusInternational Finance Business DeskApril 14, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskApril 14, 2020 Investors who took part in the funding round include Tenaya Capital, Sequoia India, Mirae Asset Management and Intudo Ventures... Read more