France To Open €3.5bn Initiative For SMEs In Nigeria
The French Minister of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, Franck Riester, had arrived in Nigeria to open the ‘Choose Africa’ conference,…
Day: April 14, 2021
BUA’S $300m Sugar Refinery Ready Next Year
BUA Group is working towards unveiling its 10,000 tons cane per day (tcb) sugar refinery in the first quarter of…
Europeans Want Digital Euro To Be Private, Safe And Cheap: ECB Survey
Euro zone citizens expect the European Central Bank’s proposed digital euro to be private, safe and cheap, an ECB survey…
Ford, GM Among Michigan Companies Opposing Republican-Backed Voting Limits
The top executives of more than three dozen Michigan-based companies, including General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co, on Tuesday…
French Finance Minister Reaffirms 5% Growth Forecast For France In 2021
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire reaffirmed on Wednesday that the French economy should grow by 5% in 2021, and…
LVMH Shares Hit Record High After Strong Sales Figures
LVMH’s shares rose to record highs on Wednesday after the world’s biggest luxury goods company posted sales figures that showed…
KKR-Backed Pizza Platform Slice Raises $40 Million In Latest Funding Round
Slice, an online ordering platform which helps small pizzerias compete with large chains, said on Wednesday it raised $40 million…
Toshiba CEO Steps Down, Shares Surge On Bidding War Expectations
Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned on Wednesday amid controversy over a $20 billion buyout bid from CVC Capital Partners…
Oil Maintains Upward Momentum But Virus Concerns Cap Gains
Crude oil climbed on Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. inventories declined more than expected and OPEC raised its outlook…
Tesco Reports 2 Billion Pounds Profit After ‘Exceptionally Strong’ Sales
Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, on Wednesday beat its guidance by reporting total adjusted retail operating profit of 1.99 billion pounds…
EasyJet Sees More Flying From Late May
British airline easyJet said it expected to start to fly more from late May onwards, guiding that overall in its…
A $9 Million Boss? UniCredit Investors To Decide How Much Orcel Is Worth
Investors are due to approve Andrea Orcel’s appointment as chief executive of UniCredit on Thursday, but the issue that scuppered…
World Stocks Hit Record High As Bond Yields Ease
Global stock markets rose to a record high on Wednesday as bond yields eased after data showed U.S. inflation was…
Buying Diamonds In Lockdown? WhatsApp Can Be Your Best Friend
As Italy entered a new coronavirus lockdown and shut shops in March, Genoa-based jeweller Gismondi 1754 turned to messaging service…
Coinbase Listing Marks Latest Step In Crypto’s March To The Mainstream
Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, will list on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, marking a milestone in the…