Category: Finance

My business partner Endre and I were former college mates who by coincidence found ourselves living in the same neighbourhood in Nairobi a decade after graduating.  In 2013, I moved to Lagos, but whenever I was around, we would meet up and discuss business. He was running a guesthouse, while I was constantly travelling across […]

Two journalists from the Sunday Independent were among Ireland’s leading business journalists who were honoured at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business Journalist Awards in Dublin yesterday. he awards honour excellence in Irish business journalism across the media spectrum in seven categories. Sunday Independent business report Sean Pollock was among the winners of the seven […]

The culture wars took a different turn this week as conservatives attacked a candy bar ad campaign from Hershey’s featuring a transgender woman—and then launched a competing chocolate brand labeled with two distinct genders. The spat is the latest pitting conservatives against what they say is increasing ‘wokeness’ by big business to appeal to more […]

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Minister of Finance Travis Toews attended the Airdrie Chamber Breakfast on March 3 to speak about the 2023 provincial budget. Photo by Riley Cassidy/The Airdrie Echo/Postmedia Network Article content Airdrie businesses and non-profits had the opportunity to hear from Minister of Finance Travis Toews on some highlights from Alberta’s […]

As part of the Ministry’s Economic Diplomacy initiative, a Business Forum to expand and intensify Sri Lanka’s presence in the African Continent was held at the Foreign Ministry this afternoon under the patronage of Foreign Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry,PC. The meeting brought together over 50 business leaders representing the sectors of apparel, pharmaceuticals, construction, finance, […]

ISLAMABAD, March 3 — Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC) yesterday approved a rollover of a US$1.3 billion (RM5.8 billion) loan for cash-strapped Pakistan, which will help shore up its depleting foreign exchange reserves, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said. The facility will be disbursed in three instalments. The first one of US$500 million […]

Satin Creditcare Network Ltd (SCNL), one of the leading microfinance companies in India, announces the successful merger of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Taraashna Financial Services Limited (TFSL), with Satin Finserv Limited (SFL). The decision to merge the two businesses was made to capitalize on the underlying synergies and to develop capabilities that would make the […]

As part of the Ministry’s Economic Diplomacy initiative, a Business Forum to expand and intensify Sri Lanka’s presence in the African continent was held at the Foreign Ministry this week under the patronage of Foreign Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry.   The meeting brought together over 50 business leaders representing the sectors of apparel, pharmaceuticals, construction, finance, […]

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Donald Trump Jr went on a rant claiming that PNC bank closed a business account associated with a news aggregation company he started. Mr Trump Jr argued that the bank should […]

KATHMANDU, March 3: The Federation of Women Entrepreneurs’ Associations of Nepal (FWEAN) has marked the 113th International Women’s Day with the main theme ‘Digital Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality’ set by the United Nations and announced the launch of a ‘Business Development Center’ (BDC). The Federation launched the BDC on Thursday which was inaugurated […]