February 25, 2019
BUSINESS LICENCE RENEWAL PROCESS – 2019/20
The Revenue Department would like to remind the general public that the 2019/20 Business Licence Renewal period will commence March 1st 2019. To assist with expedite the renewal process, Customers should take note of the following: Registered…
February 11, 2019
Amazon reconsidering move to New York according to reports
Amazon is rethinking its decision to create an additional headquarters in New York City amid opposition from key political leaders and protests in the community, the Washington Post reported Friday. The Post, which is owned by Amazon chief executive…
February 4, 2019
UK approves Vijay Mallya extradition to India
UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid has approved the extradition of Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya, who faces fraud charges back home. The move comes two months after a London court ruled that he should be sent back for trial. Mr Mallya, whose…
January 28, 2019
Facebook plans to integrate Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. What that means for users
New York (CNN Business)Facebook plans to integrate its messaging platforms, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, according to a report from the New York Times. The three services would remain separate apps, but their infrastructure behind the scenes…
January 27, 2019
Saudi Arabia makes new pitch for $400 billion investment
Dubai (CNN)Saudi Arabia has unveiled a new bid to lure investments in the biggest such initiative since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Under a new industry and logistics program, the country is looking for private sector help to develop…
December 31, 2018
Brexit 2019: UK will choose between recession and relief
Britain has a stark economic choice to make next year: Recession or relief. The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union on March 29. Crashing out of the bloc without an exit agreement would result in turmoil; striking a deal would minimize…
December 24, 2018
Trump savages Federal Reserve as stock plunge worsens
President Donald Trump has lashed out at America's central bank as a stock market whose gains he once took credit for continued a historic plunge. In a tweet, Mr Trump said the Federal Reserve was "the only problem" of the American economy. Mr…
November 21, 2018
U.S. crops rot as storage costs soar
U.S. farmers finishing their harvests are facing a big problem - where to put the mountain of grain they cannot sell to Chinese buyers. For Louisiana farmer Richard Fontenot and his neighbors, the solution was a costly one: Let the crops rot.…
November 13, 2018
Oil rises as OPEC, partners discuss supply cut
Oil rose on Wednesday, recouping some of the previous session’s slide, on the growing prospect of OPEC and allied producers cutting output at a meeting next month to prop up the market. Prices rallied toward $67 earlier in the session after…
October 26, 2018
Europe markets calm after Asia and US sink
European share markets have steadied after big falls in Asian stocks that followed a bruising trading session on Wall Street. Tokyo stocks slumped more than 3%, while losses pushed the US Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 into…