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The South African government has announced that it will provide a support package for Eskom, the state-owned power utility, which has announced that it has a projected funding gap of around US$20bn over...

Ben Southwood is Head of Macro Policy at the Adam Smith InstituteIntroductionIn the popular business and economics press, as well as among interested laymen, there is a notion that countries can compete, or...

By Simon M KateThe financial world has evolved over time, and now involves various complex exchanges. Among these advancements is the emergence of online trading whereby people can perform transactions on the internet...

By Nicole A Miller Today, an increasing number of start-ups and artists are utilizing the crowdsourcing phenomenon known as crowdfunding. Crowdfunding describes the cooperative effort of individuals who network and pool their resources via the...

The combined entity will become South East Asia’s fourth largest commercial lender and Islamic bankOctober 14, 2014: CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, RHB Capital Berhad and Malaysia Building Society Berhad announced on October 9,...

With many banking institutions forced to their knees by the global financial crisis of recent years, one sector appeared to come out of it stronger than ever – Islamic finance. Experts claim its unique asset-based...

On 4th March 2014 a major Chinese solar energy company, Chaori, shocked the financial market. Its announcement that it was unable to pay the interest of 90 million RMB associated with its corporate...

By Andy V Dickens  What can a telemarketing company do for my business?Ever wondered just what a telemarketing company could do for your business? You might be unsure about whether it's the right investment...

David De Walt, Chief Executive of FireEye has warned that ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, may start targeting the Western hemisphere’s computer networks. According to De Walt, ISIS is...