Tyme Raises $110 Million To Grow Digital Bank For Underserved In South Africa, Asia
After raising $110 million in a Series B capital raise, Tyme plans to expand its digital bank for the underserved…
Day: March 1, 2021
CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Johnson & Johnson Vaccine For People 18 And Older
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice voted on Sunday to recommend the Johnson &…
Canada ‘Disturbed’ By Charges Against Hong Kong Democrats: Foreign Minister
Canada is ‘disturbed’ by charges brought against 47 Hong Kong democrats and activists for conspiracy to commit subversion, Foreign Minister…
Old Mutual Raises Its Stake In Namibia’s Renewable Energy Market
An infrastructure investment fund managed by Old Mutual Investment Group (Namibia) has acquired a majority stake in a 5MW solar…
Emerging Capital Partners Crosses The Threshold Of 5% Of SAH Lilas Capital
Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), a pan-African leader in private equity, announced on February 3, 2021 that it had crossed the…
Sarkozy Ex-French President Found Guilty Of Corruption, Jailed
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption by a Paris court on Monday. He was found guilty…
Food Blockade Of South By North Not In Nigeria’s Best Interest
No region in Nigeria is a self-sufficient archipelago. None is more fortunate in human and material assets than the other.…
Nigeria: FMDQ Exchange Admits Parthian Partners N20 Billion CP
The FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has announced the registration of the Parthian Partners Limited ₦20.00 billion Commercial Paper (CP) Programme…
Dangote Grooms Nigerian Engineers To Manage Refinery Complex On Completion
The Management of Dangote Oil Refinery is preparing young Nigerian graduates to take over the management of its 650,000 barrels…
‘Freedom, Justice’: Why Hong Kong People Are Moving To The UK
After spending half his life building his career as an art director at a Hong Kong magazine, Edmond Kwok never…
Wall Street Is Kicking Out Yet Another Big Chinese Company
A major Chinese oil company that has traded on Wall Street for decades has become the latest casualty of tensions between…
Golfers Wore Red And Black In Honor Of Tiger Woods During Sunday’s Play
Golfers wore red shirts and black pants during the WGC-Workday Championship on Sunday in honor of golf legend Tiger Woods,…
Startimes Faces Winding Up Order Over $11 Million Debt
StarTimes, the Chinese-owned Pay-TV operator with tentacles across Africa, is at “serious risk” of receiving a court-mandated “winding-up” order over…
President Buhari Orders Federal Inland Revenue Service To Remit Levy To NASENI
The Federal Government has taken a bold step to boost science and engineering infrastructure development.It has invoked the section of…
Asian Equities Face Outflows In February Due To Rise In U.S. Bond Yields
Foreigners were net sellers of Asian equities for a second consecutive month in February, hit by a jump in U.S.…
Saudi Plans To Order 70 Airbus, Boeing Jets: Report
State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plans to order 70 airliners from Airbus and Boeing, Saudi news outlet Maaal reported on…
Banks In EU To Publish World’s First ‘Green’ Yardstick From Next Year
Banks in the European Union would have to publish a groundbreaking “green asset ratio” (GAR) as a core measure of…
China Studies Boeing 737 MAX Recertification, Wants Safety Concerns Fully Addressed
China’s aviation regulator said on Monday that its major safety concerns with the Boeing Co 737 MAX have to be…
SoftBank’s Internet Business To Invest $4.7 Billion In Tech Over Five Years…
SoftBank’s internet subsidiary Z Holdings on Monday outlined plans to invest 500 billion yen ($4.7 billion) in technology over five…
How A 10-Second Video Clip Sold For $6.6 Million
In October 2020, Miami-based art collector Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile spent almost $67,000 on a 10-second video artwork that he could have…
Texas Electricity Firm Files For Bankruptcy Citing $1.8 Billion In Claims From Grid Operator
Texas’s largest and oldest electric power cooperative on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in Houston, citing a…
Nigerian Central Bank Governor Suggests Naira Has Been Devalued
Nigeria’s central bank governor suggested the nation’s currency has been devalued. Addressing bankers at a summit on the economy in Lagos…
Biden Urges Workers To ‘Make Your Voice Heard’ As Amazon Employees Vote On Union
President Joe Biden defended workers’ rights to form unions and warned against intimidation of workers in a video posted on…
OPEC+ Faces Calls To Cool Oil Market Frenzy With Extra Barrels
From trading houses in Geneva to Wall Street banks, much of the oil world agrees that global markets could use…
Cryptocurrencies: Why Nigeria Is A Global Leader In Bitcoin Trade
More cryptocurrency trading goes on in Nigeria than almost anywhere else in the world, reflecting a loss of faith in…
Macau’s Gambling Revenue Surges 135.6% In February
Gambling revenue in Macau surged 135.6% in February year-on-year even as the world’s biggest casino hub struggled to boost visitors…
Oil Majors’ Green Energy Pivot Hammers Africa’s Largest Economies
The decline of Angola, from being Africa’s top crude producer five years ago to barely pumping more than war-torn Libya…
Tech Demand Drives Asia’s Factory Revival, China’s Slowdown Puts Dampener
Solid demand for technology goods drove extended growth in Asia’s factories in February, but a slowdown in China underscored the…
Heathrow Imposes Passenger Charges To Cover Covid-19 Costs
London’s Heathrow airport will charge departing passengers an extra £8.90 (S$16.50) in an effort to claw back costs as the…
Japanese Companies Go High-Tech In The Battle Against Food Waste
Japanese companies are ramping up the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technology to reduce waste and cut costs…