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2025 Trends: Ethnicwear Set To Shine
Apparel Resources
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August 2, 2025
India’s ethnicwear market is quietly reshaping everyday fashion, as more consumers turn to traditional styles that feel both familiar and refreshingly modern. It also holds the largest pie — US $ 22 billion—of the nation’s overall garment...
Superyacht industry interest fuels Durban’s blue economy ambitions
IOL
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Durban has taken a step toward positioning itself as Africa’s leading superyacht destination, following a site visit by Italy’s Navigo International, organisers of the global Yachting Aftersales and Refit Experience (YARE). The delegation spent...
UAE: The Global Hotspot For Wealth, Capital, And Enterprise
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Over the past decade, the UAE has transformed from a regional financial hub into a global epicenter for wealth, business, and innovation. As global economies shift, the UAE's strategic positioning both geographically and...
Investment Banking Earnings In Sub-Sahara Africa Fall To Lowest Level In 1H 2025 – LSEG
Daily Independent
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July 17, 2025
1 London Stock Exchange Group as said that an estimated $169.3 million worth of investment banking fees were generated in Sub-Saharan Africa during the first six months of 2025, 4% less than the value recorded a year ago and the lowest first-half...
Absa transforms banking operations with AI technologies
Punch
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July 16, 2025
Absa Group says it has successfully transformed its banking operations across multiple African countries by replacing legacy systems with modern, AI-ready SAP technologies in a decade-long digital overhaul. In a statement, the company said the...
Banks eye global market
The Times Group Malawi
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July 8, 2025
By Kingsley Jassi: At least three of the locally built banks have either expanded into the region or are making progress in negotiating to purchase controlling stake in foreign banks. This is said to signify the country’s strength in the financial...
Stanbic empowers Zimbabwean businesses for regional integration
The Standard
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“At Stanbic Bank, we see ourselves not just as financiers, but as growth partners.” STANBIC Bank Zimbabwe recently convened business leaders at its "Beyond Borders Breakfast," a strategic forum designed to equip local enterprises for successful...
Financial services and investments: Engines of Africa’s accelerated GDP growth
Business Day
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July 7, 2025
Africa’s growth story is shifting. As the continent’s youthful population, digital transformation, and entrepreneurial energy expand, one sector increasingly stands out as both a catalyst and connector of opportunity: financial services and...
Singapore, Mauritius lead as key hubs for Indian outbound investments in April-June quarter
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 16, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Singapore received the highest outward FDI from India in the April-June 2025 quarter at USD 2,217.57 million, data compiled by the RBI showed. Among other countries in the Top 5 outward FDI destinations were...
Starmer's Chagos 'surrender' deal helps Mauritius top destination list for global super-rich thanks to tax cuts paid for by Britain's billions
Daily Mail
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July 15, 2025
Mauritius has topped a global league table of desirable destinations for the super-rich, thanks to tax cuts paid for by Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands 'surrender'. The tiny Indian Ocean nation is tied with Monaco at the head of Nomad Capitalist's...
How to stabilize Africa's debt: Strengthen public finances, pro-growth reforms, sound environment
IOL
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July 15, 2025
Athene Laws, Thibault Lemaire and Nikola Spatafora|Published 8 hours ago 3min By Athene Laws, Thibault Lemaire, and Nikola Spatafora In the context of high global uncertainty, tighter global financial conditions, and rising borrowing costs,...
Absa Bank’s Force for Good: The Impact So Far
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 15, 2025
Not long ago, businesses were measured almost entirely by balance sheets: the bigger the profit, the greater the success. But today, the metrics have shifted. The most trusted institutions are those that use business as a lever for social change....
Business podcast boosts Sharjah’s investment appeal across industries
Gulf Today
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July 6, 2025
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) continues through its “Business Impact” Podcast, a flagship initiative launched earlier this year during the Sharjah Real Estate Exhibition “ACRES 2025”, to highlight the emirate’s significance...
Dubai's Emirates NBD Eyes Majority Stake In India's IDBI Bank After RBI Approval
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Dubai's largest lender, Emirates NBD , has gained a significant edge in its pursuit to acquire a majority stake in IDBI Bank, a prominent Indian lender, following the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) "in-principle" approval to...
SK Finance loan book jumps 27% to ₹13,261 crore in FY25; eyes ₹2,200 crore via IPO
CNBC-TV18
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July 15, 2025
Jaipur-based SK Finance Ltd, a non-banking financial company has reported 27% rise in its loan book to ₹13,261 crore for FY25, compared to ₹10,476 crore in the previous year. Despite weathering industry headwinds in FY25, SK Finance stayed...
SK Finance loan book jumps 27 pc to Rs 13,261 cr in FY25; eyes Rs 2,200 cr via IPO
The Economic Times
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July 15, 2025
Jaipur-based SK Finance Ltd, a non-banking financial company, on Tuesday reported 27 per cent rise in its loan book to Rs 13,261 crore for FY25, compared to Rs 10,476 crore in the previous year. Despite weathering industry headwinds in FY25, SK...
Trade agreements struck earlier have taught India how to raise its game
Mint
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July 6, 2025
India’s trade policy is undergoing a significant transformation. Free trade agreements (FTAs) are increasingly being leveraged as a tool to boost exports, attract foreign investment and improve industrial competitiveness. For decades, India had...
Dutch businessman forfeits R13.4m in Cape guest house loan scam
BusinessLIVE
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“The 59-year-old was also sentenced to 36 months of correctional supervision, which includes house arrest for 24 hours a day,” said Ntabazalila. “He will be allowed to leave home between 7am and 7pm on weekdays for work. The court sentenced him to...
Liberia Enters Carbon Market
Liberian Observer
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The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the country's entry into the carbon market, aiming to sell carbon credits to companies and individuals seeking to offset their emissions. Dr. Emmanuel Yarpolowo, EPA Executive Director,...
Business News | We Negotiate Keeping National Interest in Mind, Not Under Deadlines: Piyush Goyal
Latestly
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July 6, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India does not negotiate under deadlines and does so from a position of strength. Goyal said the government holds discussions keeping national...