International Archives — Page 12 of 59

November 27, 2019 No Responses

Senate To Ministry: Upgrade Ibadan Airport To International

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Ministry of Aviation and relevant authorities to upgrade the Ibadan domestic Airport to the status of an International Airport. The call was made sequel to the consideration of a motion sponsored by...

November 4, 2019 No Responses

Continental Tyre Boss Emerges 2019 Africa MD

Managing Director of Continental Tyre South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, Shaun Uys has been selected as 2019 Africa MD by Global 100.Global 100 is an annual publication with a readership of over 293 000 industry leaders in 163 countri...

November 1, 2019 No Responses

Reflections On WFE’s 59 General Assembly, Annual Meeting In Singapore

By Oscar Onyema, CEO, NSE I am honoured to recap the 59th WFE General Assembly & Annual Meeting (GA&AM) held in Singapore, 8-10 October 2019. It always gives me great pleasure to attend the WFE’s flagship conference, which is our...

November 1, 2019 No Responses

SIFAX Boss Tasks African Businesses On Emerging Opportunities In Global Market

Group Managing Director, SIFAX Group, Mr. Adekunle Oyinloye, has urged businesses on the African continent to dream big by taking advantage of emerging opportunities on the global stage.He said doing this would transform them to global business brands with att...

October 30, 2019 No Responses

Munich Airport, ADB Safegate Seal Partnership

The international business arm of Munich Airport, the 100% subsidiary Munich Airport International (MAI) has signed a cooperation agreement with ADB SAFEGATE.A statement on Wednesday explained that the collaboration combines MAI’s worldwide expertise i...

October 16, 2019 No Responses

Global Borrowing Now At Highest Level Since 1950s

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Trade wars, protectionism, and nationalist rhetoric are combining to create the possibility of a nightmare debt crisis that could be worse than any previously experienced. Global borrowing is now at the high...

October 11, 2019 No Responses

Commonwealth Trade Ministers Seek Reform Of WTO

Trade ministers from across the Commonwealth on Thursday made a commitment to resist all forms of protectionism, and to work urgently together towards reforming the World Trade Organisation, which sets the global rules for international trade.Following a meeti...

October 10, 2019 No Responses

Large LNG Sector To Sustain Growth Into 2020

Positive developments in the large LNG sector are expected to continue throughout the rest of 2019 and into 2020, according to a report from VesselsValue.The sector is being driven by increasing demand as more countries prioritize LNG as an energy...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria, Luxembourg Stock Exchange Sign Green Bond Markets MoU

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) on Wednesday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in promoting cross listing and trading of green bonds in Nigeria and Luxembourg.The announcement ...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Automotive Expert Seek Review Of Renault-Nissan Alliance

Automotive Editor at GlobalData, David Leggett, on Wednesday called for a review of the Nissan-Renault alliance.Reacting to the appointment of new CEO for the group, Legget said: “Rumours are swirling in France that Renault is to consider the question of...

October 9, 2019 No Responses

Report: Shipping Confidence Drops As Trade Wars Intensify

Confidence in the shipping industry fell in the past three months to its lowest level for two and half years, according to shipping adviser and accountant BDO.Yet owners, charterers and managers were more confident than they were at the time...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Azerbaijan Tourism Board, Wego Seal Partnership

The largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Wego has collaborated with Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB) to invite travellers from the GCC to take another look at Azerbaijan and experience its wide array of sights...

October 7, 2019 No Responses

Commonwealth Model Offers Hope For Easing Multilateral Trade Tension

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Global uncertainties and tensions are escalating and affecting trade in every region. We see rising protectionism, while multilateral cooperation – including through the World Trade Organisation &#8211...

October 5, 2019 No Responses

Commonwealth Ministers Target $2tri Trade By 2030

Trade ministers and senior officials from 53 Commonwealth countries will gather in London on October 10, 2019 to explore modalities on how to achieve $2trillion trade by 2030. The Minister are also expected to put strategies in place for deepening....