On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). This decision was based...
Mastercard has launched Fintech Express in the Middle East and Africa, a program designed to facilitate emerging fintechs’ launch and expansion. Leveraging the power of partnerships...
(Bloomberg) — Problem loans at some of Standard Chartered Plc’s large clients may top $600 million as a string of corporate scandals coincides with woes at...
(Bloomberg) — Arqaam Capital Ltd. is closing its South African office as the Dubai-based investment bank joins other brokers paring back operations in the continent’s financial-markets...
Saudi Arabia plans to build an oil refinery and petrochemicals plant in South Africa as part of $10bn of investments in the country. The new refinery...
