• Nigeria

    Forex Market: CBN Pumps $271m, BDCs Get $10,000 Each

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is pumping $271.47 million to banks and bureau de change operators (BDCs) in line with its determination to ensure foreign exchange liquidity for legitimate demand. This is following the release of $240 million to banks for wholesale and invisibles demand. Today, Tuesday, April 4, ...

  • USA

    Une usine de matériaux de construction en projet

    L’entreprise algérienne Modelco, spécialisée dans le génie civil industriel et les constructions électromécaniques, a conclu, le mois passé aux Etats-Unis, un accord de partenariat avec l’entreprise américaine GigaCrete pour la réalisation en Algérie d’une usine de fabrication de murs et panneaux de toit isolés personnalisés. Selon un communiqué rendu public ...

  • Cina Kenya

    China investment drives through $4bn Kenya railway

    Finance and expertise from Beijing are crucial to Kenyatta’s infrastructure spree

  • USA

    'Fast' phase-out of diesel engines expected after European Parliament vote on tighter emission controls

    Europe's industry chief said today that she expects to see diesel engines disappear from markets much faster than expected after the European Parliament endorsed tougher rules aimed at preventing a rerun of the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal. In response to the German car maker's admission in September 2015 that it used ...

  • Malta

    Car dealer acquitted of VAT tampering charges after prosecution fails to produce original receipts

    A car dealer has been acquitted of tampering with fiscal receipts to benefit from a bigger refund to the detriment of the VAT department. Charles Bianco, 48, from Birkirkara, as director of Western Company Ltd, was charged with having submitted two tampered VAT department receipts to claim a higher refund. The matter came ...

  • Malta

    Drug consignment was destined for Siġġiewi chicken farmer

    A big drug consignment seized by the police in 2012 was intended for the owner of a chicken farm in Siġġiewi, a court was told today. Jurors were hearing evidence in the trial of Kingsley Wilcox, a 35-year-old Nigerian-born man accused of having conspired to import and traffic cocaine. Inspector Herman Mula named ...

  • Malta

    MDA welcomes government surplus

    The Malta Developers Association said today that it welcomes the news that Malta’s Consolidated Fund is no longer in a permanent deficit situation, with Government revenue exceeding payments in 2016. "MDA recognises that this is an important milestone in Malta’s economic history and congratulates Government for reaching this objective without resorting ...

  • Malta

    Ħamrun murder victim stabbed in the heart

    The 21-year-old father killed on Sunday night in Ħamrun suffered five stab wounds that penetrated his vital organs, including his heart, medical sources told the Times of Malta. As investigations continued throughout the day yesterday, the theory being followed is that the motive behind the murder was the well-being of a ...

  • USA

    Rally in credit markets loses steam in March

     Credit markets across both sides of the Atlantic, and beyond had a mixed month and had muted returns within some regions, notably in European High Yield and Emerging Market High Yield markets, both registering gains of 0.08%. Investment Grade credit and sovereign markets ended the month in negative territory in ...

  • Portogallo

    Porto Business School lança programa de aceleração no norte do país

    Chama-se “Faststart Porto 2017” e é o novo programa de aceleração de startups que oferece ideias, financiamento e mentoria a empreendedores do norte de Portugal.