Nigerian Tribune At the recent gathering of G20 leaders in India, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, announced the UK’s biggest single financial contribution of £1.62 billion ($2 billion) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The fund is aimed at helping the world’s most vulnerable people adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change. Established…
Nigerian Tribune The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has said Nigeria’s oil output increased to 1.18 million barrels per day in August 2023. It said Nigeria fell behind Libya on the list of Africa’s largest crude oil producers despite pushing up its production by 100,000 barrels to retain the second largest oil producer. This,…
The East African Uganda is turning to local pension funds as a survival measure following external freezing of funding from the World Bank. The EastAfrican has learnt that the government is in talks with the World Bank for the lender to rescind its decision to withhold budget support for Kampala worth Ush6.7 trillion ($1.787 billion)….
Bizcommunity.com Locations such as The Isle of Man, that have recently welcomed more than 35 South African companies, including Standard Bank, Microgaming, Nedbank and Derivco to name a few, would have been the obvious choice to expand internationally and set up new operational bases.This is thanks to an easy visa process for businesses, financial incentives…
Reuters South Africa’s Growthpoint Properties said on Wednesday its full-year distributable income rose by 1.3% as vacancies at home improved. Growthpoint said distributable income per share, the primary measure of underlying financial performance in the listed property sector, rose to 157.6 cents in the year to June 30 from 155.6 cents a year earlier.
Reuters Living on the edge of wetlands on the Italian island of Sardinia, Anna Rita Cocco is mourning the loss of her elderly father who died in a coma within weeks of a fatal mosquito bite. “My father was full of life and used to walk for miles each day. I was expecting him to…
Bizcommunity.com The Innovator Trust has announced the eighth instalment of the Women in Tech (Wit) Appreciation Experience, a women in technology platform dedicated to celebrating and empowering women ICT small business entrepreneurs. Set to take place on Thursday, 16 November 2023 at the Vodacom World venue in Midrand. Wit 2023 will recognise and award the…
Bizcommunity.com African leaders on Wednesday proposed new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action in a declaration that will form the basis of their negotiating position at November’s COP28 summit. African leaders are proposing new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change…
Bizcommunity.com If this year’s statistics are anything to go by, South Africa can look forward to a bumper tourism season by year-end.The figures coming out of the Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) show that South Africa continues to allure travellers, and has experienced a surge in international tourism from January to July 2023. A…
Bizcommunity.com The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Centre for Data and Digital Communication and the Artificial Institute of Intelligence, in collaboration with the UJ Business School (JBS) will host the fifth edition of Google Africa Internet Academy this year. Taking place next week from 11 to 12 September, this annual event on the continent is a…
