Month: June 2019
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Corporate Spotlight
Forte Oil is not delisting from the Nigerian Stock Exchange
The new management of Forte Oil Plc has said that the company is neither thinking of delisting from the Nigerian…
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Business Insight
FBN Heritage Fund to become FBN Balanced Fund, outlines benefits
FBNQuest Asset Management has proposed a change in the name of the ‘FBN Heritage Fund’ to ‘FBN Balanced Fund’ in…
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World Bank chief urges reforms by developing countries to attract investment
Uncertainty from trade tensions and slowing global growth is increasing the need for developing countries to pursue reforms that make…
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Prestige Assurance Plc to raise authorized share capital to N10bn
To meet the recapitalization requirement as stipulated by the regulator of the Nigerian insurance industry, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM),…
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U.S. dominates second quarter global M&A as mega deals roll on
Mega deals set the pace for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) globally in the second quarter of 2019, as large U.S.…
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Commentaries
Will passports become a thing of the past with biometrics?
Recently we heard from Australian Business Traveller that Emirates is planning to trial the use of biometrics as a method…
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China is building a floating train that could be faster than air travel
China has unveiled a prototype of a new magnetic levitation (maglev) train designed to reach speeds of up to 600…
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These ‘weak spots’ in the global economy could cause the next financial crises
Where will the next financial crisis come from? The short answer is: We don’t know. We can, however, look for…
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Google launches a new portal for small businesses
To celebrate International Small Business Day, Google launched a new website that will suggest its products that seem like the…
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Oil & Gas
Oil edges higher ahead of G20, OPEC meeting
Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, June 27, 2019, on expectations that the Organization of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) will…
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