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Ghana
Stanchart blames economy for poor 2015 performance
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has blamed the bank’s poor performance in 2015 financial year to Ghana’s economic challenges. According to the bank, massive disruptions including the cedi depreciation, energy challenges, and Forex volatility among others in the economy contributed largely to the bank’s massive dip in its profits for ...
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Ghana
NHIS should absorb fees for processing of blood – Blood Service
The National Blood Service – Ghana, is advocating for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), to take up the cost of blood processing fees at hospitals. Currently, the service requires persons who visit the hospital for blood transfusion, to pay a subsidized amount as processing fees. For this reason, Acting ...
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Francia Italia
Next Einstein Forum - Cédric Villani, médailleé Fields 2010 : « La stabilité politique est nécessaire pour développer les enseignements des sciences »
Le médaillé Fields 2010 (équivalent du Prix Nobel en médecine) soutient que le développement de l’enseignement des sciences et des innovations technologiques ne peut pas se faire dans un contexte d’instabilité politique. Il livre d’autres recommandations qui vont concourir à l’émergence d’une vraie culture scientifique en Afrique. Le sac au dos, ...
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India
Government to unlock $37 billion oil and gas reserves
Move To Aid Explorers, Save Jobs
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India
Mallya’s Rs 1,500-crore personal guarantee isn’t easy to enforce
To what extent is Vijay Mallya personally liable to repay the Rs 9,000-crore loans taken by Kingfisher Airlines (KFA)? Bankers say that his personal guarantees amount to Rs 1,500 crore, but laws do not allow for summary attachment of a guarantor’s assets and this entails a separate legal process.
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India
Wall St whiz Chris Flowers eyes stressed Indian assets
J Christopher Flowers, arguably the most audacious private equity investor in financial services, is entering the stressed asset business in India through a joint venture with Ashok Wadhwa-led investment bank Ambit Holdings, people directly familiar with the matter have told TOI.
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India Regno Unito
CBI altered Vijay Mallya's lookout notice from 'detain' to just 'inform'
The sources said Mallya travelled abroad in October and returned in November, while he made two trips in first and last week of December and also a trip in January besides the recent trip reportedly to London on March 2.
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India
Govt moves to unlock $36 billion worth oil, gas pie
The government on Thursday announced big-bang policy measures to help explorers unlock hydrocarbons treasure worth $36.6 billion (Rs 2.33 lakh crore) -- or more than 50% of the crude import bill estimated for 2015-16, retain and expand jobs amid low oil gas prices as well as make it easier for ...
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Australia
Myer to close Brisbane store
Myer is to shut its store at Brisbane’s Brookside shopping centre as part of a wider overhaul of the business.
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Regno Unito
Las commodities y la Fed benefician a los mercados emergentes
En las últimas semanas los mercados de las principales economías emergentes han empezado a recuperarse. Leer