Man’s kidney stolen by relatives
RAWALPINDI, Oct: When Babar Shahzad came to Rawalpindi from Lahore in February, he was unemployed and hoping he would get a job in the metro bus service. He returned to Lahore still unemployed, and a...
View ArticleNEW GSMA REPORT REVEALS GLOBAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF AN L-BAND MOBILE...
(Source: GSMA - GSM Association) October 29, 2015 Press Release Opportunity for Asia Pacific to Align With Rest of World to Create Globally Harmonised Band London: The GSMA has published a new report...
View ArticleStudent protests shut three universities in S. Africa
JOHANNESBURG: Student protests halted teaching at three of South Africa’s top universities on Monday as demonstrations spread against fee increases that many say will force poor black students further...
View ArticleMobile for Development - GSMA Boss Unfolds Three Points Agenda for Emerging...
[Vanguard] Cape Town -The chairman of the GSMA, Jon Fredrik Baksass, yesterday unfolded the direction of the mobile operator's association for the developing markets before international audience at...
View ArticleGovt reliance on banks rising
KARACHI: The government loaded another Rs401 billion on account of borrowing from scheduled banks during the three months through September, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Along with...
View ArticleSouth Africa Faces Downgrade Risk With Budget Marred by Protests
South Africa took a step closer to another credit-rating downgrade as a slowing economy forced Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene to boost debt at the same time that mounting spending pressures fueled...
View ArticleGSMA APPOINTS JOHN GIUSTI CHIEF REGULATORY OFFICER (GSMA - GSM Association)
(Source: GSMA - GSM Association) October 26, 2015 Press Release London: The GSMA today announced that it has appointed John Giusti as Chief Regulatory Officer effective November 1, 2015. Reporting to...
View ArticleGSMA Appoints John Giusti Chief Regulatory Officer
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The GSMA today announced that it has appointed John Giusti as Chief Regulatory Officer effective November 1, 2015. Reporting to the GSMA Director General, Giusti will be...
View ArticleAgriculture and climate change
ACCORDING to an Asian Development Bank report issued from Manila last week, Asia and the Pacific faces a food ‘storm’ in the coming decades unless it takes decisive steps to respond to a host of...
View ArticleCoca-Cola to invest $350m in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Coca-Cola Company, led by its President Eurasia and Africa Group Nathan Kalumbu, met Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday and briefed him about the company’s investment...
View ArticleStrong Indo-Africa business relations present enormous opportunities for...
(Source: CII - Confederation of Indian Industry) With their abundant resources, African nations can address India's growing energy demands Africa's exports to India have grown sharply over the last...
View ArticleIMF urges economic policies to boost growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
NAIROBI, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for prudent economic policies to help boost growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. In its October 2015 Regional Economic Outlook for...
View ArticleChad, Comoros cause surprise
CAPE TOWN: The tiny island nation of the Comoros and conflict-riven Chad both unexpectedly advanced to the second round of Africa’s World Cup preliminaries with away goal triumphs in qualifying matches...
View ArticleSmartphones put power to deal currencies into retail traders’ hands
LONDON: Once the preserve of big international banks, smartphones are putting the power to deal currencies into the hands of a new cohort of traders, who can make a fortune — or lose their shirt — on...
View ArticleSABMiller AB InBev merger hopes to wean Africans off home brew
LONDON - Charles Kwara and his friends sit around an earthenware pot, sipping a frothy grey drink through long straws as laughter fills the Charismatic Club in the slums of Kampala, Uganda's capital....
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