August 15, 2019

Stanbic IBTC Promotes Healthy Living Among Employees

Stanbic IBTC, a member of the Standard Bank Group, recently held the 2019 edition of the Stanbic IBTC Employee Health and Wellness week.

The event marked the culmination of activities of Stanbic IBTC’s annual"...

August 15, 2019

CBN Auctions N34bn Treasury Bills

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) held a treasury auction on Wednesday to try to lure foreign investors.

According to Reuters, traders said the central bank asked them to increase their rates at a bills auction"...

August 15, 2019

BCW and Legendary Entertainment Firm BWR Launch New Suite of Entertainment Offerings

BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), a leading global communications agency, today announced the introduction of BCW Entertainment, a new suite of entertainment offerings designed to move people and build brands through pop culture. BCW Entertainment is powered by Beverly Hills-based BWR, a leading"...

August 15, 2019

Energy Vault Closes Series B Funding With $110 Million Investment From Softbank Vision Fund

Energy Vault, the creator of renewable energy storage products that are transforming the world’s approach to long duration, utility-scale energy storage, today announced it has completed a $110 million Series B funding round. The investment for the round was made by SoftBank Vision Fund (Vision Fund) in its first investment in energy storage technology. Energy Vault will use the funds to accelerate global deployment of its technology, which – for the first time – enables renewables to deliver baseload power for less than the cost of fossil fuels 24 hours a day. As part of the investment, Andreas Hansson, Partner for SoftBank......

August 14, 2019

Cocoa Harvest Starts September

The harvest for Ivory Coast’s main cocoa crop could start at the beginning of September, weeks earlier than last year because of heavy rain over the past month, farmers told Reuters. Ivory Coast’s main crop runs officially from October to March, though that can vary depending"...

August 14, 2019

NLB Officially Launches Promo

A capital investment financial institution, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB) has officially launched the maiden edition of its Better Life Billionaire promo (BLB), which will see individuals win N5 million weekly and grand prize of N200 million.

The"...

August 14, 2019

The We Company Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering

The We Company announced today that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to an initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed"...

August 14, 2019

Project Management Institute Surpasses Pledge Goal, Celebrates 100,000 Global Volunteer Hours Donated in Honor of 50th Anniversary

Project Management Institute (PMI) is proud to announce it has doubled its original pledge goal and its stakeholders have pledged to contribute 100,000 volunteer hours to advance causes aligned with the UN’s"...

August 14, 2019

Andersen Global Grows Austria Team

Andersen Global has signed a Collaboration Agreement with one of the largest independent tax groups in Austria, the Viennese tax firm G&W International Steuerberatungs- und Wirtschaftstreuhand GmbH, bringing the number of professional experts in the country to about 140.

G&W"...

August 14, 2019

China’s Leading Fintech iPayLinks’ entry to impact the Middle East market 

The Middle East’s region is fast establishing itself as an emerging cross-border ecommerce market due to its ballooning smartphone penetration and growing consumer purchasing power.

iPayLinks, China’s"...