Top StoriesEquity Bank acquires 66.53% stake in Banque commerciale du CongoGBO CorrespondentAugust 12, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 12, 202001453 With the acquisition, Equity Bank will have two subsidiaries in Congo
Top StoriesNatWest slashes jobs as economic crisis deepensGBO CorrespondentAugust 12, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 12, 202001348 This development also includes scrapping of three top level executives
Top StoriesChinese stock market receives $251.8 bn capital from mutual fund investorsGBO CorrespondentAugust 12, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 12, 202001374 Investors have sold about 1.75 trillion shares in 862 newly launched mutual funds
Top StoriesChina establishes oil deal with ADNOCGBO CorrespondentAugust 12, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 12, 202001494 The deal is expected to be approved by Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council
Top StoriesAramco sees 73 % profit plunge in second quarterGBO CorrespondentAugust 10, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 10, 202001277 The company’s Q2 cash flow was recorded to be $6.1 billion and $21.1 billion in Q1
Top StoriesUK to enter recession after GDP slumps by 21%GBO CorrespondentAugust 10, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 10, 202001398 The first quarter saw a decline in the economy by 2.2 %
Top StoriesSaudi company Elm to acquire Tabadul for an undisclosed amountGBO CorrespondentAugust 10, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 10, 202002637 As a part of the deal, Elm will acquire 100 % shares of the digital services company
Top StoriesBeike to raise $2 billion for its US IPO debutGBO CorrespondentAugust 10, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 10, 202001651 Beike would be valued at the top of its IPO range at about $21 bn based on the outstanding Class A and Class B shares
Top StoriesAccess Bank takes over Namibian firm Cavmont CapitalGBO CorrespondentAugust 7, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 7, 202002418 As a part of the agreement, Capricorn will inject $300 million into Access Bank as a re-investment
Top StoriesGlencore scraps dividend after recording Q1 lossGBO CorrespondentAugust 7, 2020 GBO CorrespondentAugust 7, 202001338 The company has faced debt worth $3.2 billion due to the pandemic