Global alarm grows over China’s COVID-19 surge
The United States has joined a growing number of countries in imposing restrictions on visitors from China after Beijing announced it would remove curbs on […]
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How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets
Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and commodities and the collapse of a few crypto empires – 2022 has […]
Africa, Asia receive 2% of global venture capital funding
Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan received less than two per cent of $643 billion of global venture capital funding last year, International Finance […]
Govt warns against fraudulent global online platforms
•Italy blacklists four firms Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the investing public against activities of unregistered and fraudulent […]
Industry: Intense domestic, global headwinds
Familiar domestic operating challenges and externally-induced shocks combined to pose existential threat to manufacturers and other private sector operators in the year. Assistant Editor CHIKODI […]
Elumelu calls for global partnership to drive African entrepreneurship
Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu has underscored the importance of increased global partnership to further […]
Global pandemic treaty negotiations to start February, WHO says
Negotiations on a draft global agreement to better combat the next pandemic will begin in February next year, the WHO announced after three days of […]
AIDS Day: Africa worst hit as global infections reach 25.6m –WHO
The World Health Organisation says that the African continent accounts for the largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS. According to the body, 25.6 million […]
Global regulators move to strengthen mutual funds
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) yesterday stressed the importance of enhanced liquidity risk management for mutual funds. This came as part of assessment […]
Global cargo hubs bounce back after COVID slowdown
About two years after COVID-19 pandemic disrupted activities in the air transport industry, major cargo hubs and airports are bouncing back. Tail winds triggered by […]