26 results
- 26 Aug 2013
Elumelu Urges African Entrepreneurs to Take Business to BRICS
Tony O Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings, has called on the BRICS business leaders to make room for African entrepreneurs looking to expand their businesses beyond the continent to the BRICS…
- 27 Mar 2013
BRICS Development Bank to Rival IMF, the World Bank
Geoffrey Wood, Professor of International Business said that the new BRICS Development Bank can rival the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank if it can reconcile its competing…
- 8 Jul 2025
BRICS Leaders Seek Inclusive Access to AI
To support a constructive debate towards a balanced artificial intelligence (AI) approach, the BRICS leaders have agreed on a set of guidelines to foster responsible development, deployment and use…
- 26 Mar 2013
A Win-Win in Infrastructure – The Durban BRICS Summit
Opinion The new world order comes to Durban this week – for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma represent a…
- 22 Jan 2014
BRIC Countries Driving Digital PC, Game Software Revenue
A new digital PC and Mac gaming software and services forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC) concludes that PC and Mac gamer spending and direct banner/video ad outlays across all digital…
- 22 Apr 2014
O’Neill, World Renowned Economist Invests in Paga
Mr. Jim O’Neill, former chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and chief economist, popularly known for his coinage of ‘BRIC’ acronym in 2001, has invested in Paga, an indigenous mobile payments…
- 21 Mar 2014
Jim O’Neil Speaks as Airtel Premier Debuts on Sunday
Terence James "Jim" O'Neill, foremost British Economist and honourary Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester, who is best known for coining BRIC, the acronym that stands for Brazil,…
- 25 Mar 2014
Jim O’Neill at AFC Live Lists 4 Agenda for Africa’s Development
Jim O’Neill, renowned economist who coined the ‘BRIC’ and ‘MINT’ acronyms, declares the African infrastructure divide, ‘both a defining challenge and a standout investment opportunity of our…
- 20 Nov 2016
Oxford BG, Bloomberg Sign Agreement on Content Sharing
Users of the Bloomberg Professional service can now access Oxford Business Group’s full range of research on emerging economies, following a distribution agreement between the two firms. …
- 6 Dec 2013
Top 10 Predictions for IT in 2014
International Data Corporation (IDC) during the week offered the first of its annual predictions for the coming year in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. IDC's predictions…
- 24 Jun 2015
Global Cash Demand Outstrips Economic Growth - Report
The ATM Industry Association has published a study indicating that global cash demand is increasing more than three times faster than worldwide economic growth. According to a press release from the…
- 16 Jul 2024
ChamsSwitch Partners Wema Bank, launches UnionPay Cards in Nigeria
ChamsSwitch, a leading financial technology company, is thrilled to announce its strategic partnership with Wema Bank to launch the UnionPay card in Nigeria. This collaboration is set to…
- 5 Oct 2025
Nigeria Sets Bold Agenda to Shape the Future of AI — NITDA DG
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to becoming a key shaper in the global artificial intelligence…
- 12 Oct 2025
Telcos Are Becoming Banks for The Next 2Bn Customers
By Douglas B. Laney Telecommunications companies across Africa and Latin America spend $15-21 billion annually on customer retention programs. According to GSMA Intelligence's State of the Industry…
- 28 Sept 2010
ITU Secretary-General Tasks World Leaders on Broadband Access
Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General has challenged global leaders to ensure that more than half of all the world’s people have access to broadband networks by 2015, and make access to high-speed…
- 22 Apr 2026
Ecobank in Talks with Bank of China for Direct Yuan Settlement
Ecobank, Pan-African lender, said it is in advanced talks with the Bank of China to set up a direct yuan settlement system by the end of 2026, eliminating the need to use the U.S. dollar as an…
- 25 Mar 2012
Youth Strategy for ICT Development in Nigeria
If am to summarize my experience as a zonal review panelist for Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria(YouWin!)-a business plan competition organized by the government with the objective of…
- 28 Nov 2013
Private Equity Africa Reports $2Bn in 2013
Private Equity Africa, the industry publication for fund managers, investors and advisors has today reported that Africa-focussed fundraisers have brought in excess of £2billion in reported closings…
- 28 Jan 2014
AFC Holds Summit on Infrastructure Development in Nigeria
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) will host its inaugural summit in Lagos, titled ‘AFC LIVE: Bridging the Infrastructure Investment Divide’. The event responds to the need to open a dialogue with…
- 10 Mar 2014
AFC Hosts Summit to Address Infrastructure, Investment Deficit
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), an African-led multilateral development financial institution whose mission is to improve African economies by proactively developing and financing infrastructure…
- 20 Mar 2014
Okonjo-Iwuala, Elumelu, Others for AFC Inaugural Summit
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) which is on a mission to help address Africa’s infrastructure development needs while seeking a competitive return on capital for its shareholders has announced…
- 23 Mar 2014
Airtel Nigeria Unveils Premier Services
Airtel, leading telecommunication service provider in 20 countries across the globe has unveiled its flagship service-Prmier to the Nigerian customers. Airtel also welcomed Ray Parlour, Arsenal…
- 28 Jan 2016
Global LTE Subscriptions Pass 1Bn- Ovum
LTE subscriptions passed the 1 billion subscription mark during the final quarter of 2015 and are set to continue strong double-digit growth for the next five years, according to global analyst firm…
- 29 Jan 2016
Samsung Tops, Apple, Huawei & Xiaomi Surpass 2015 YoY Average
A strong holiday quarter boosted worldwide smartphone volumes to new record levels thanks to robust product offerings at numerous price points in both mature and emerging markets. According to…
- 30 Apr 2020
Moody's Downgrades Outlook of Nigeria, Other African Banking Systems from Stable to Negative
The impact of the coronavirus has caused the American credit rating agency, Moody's, to downgrade the banking systems in South Africa, Nigeria and Morocco from stable to negative. The rating agency…
- 10 Jul 2020
Afrinvest Sees Fortunes in MTN, Airtel Stocks
Analysts at Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited have made case for investing in the shares of MTN Nigeria Plc and Airtel Africa Plc, saying their current prices are undervalued. In report , Afrinvest…