Finland/ New Delhi, September 03 (Scoop News)-Nokia Corporation today announced that it has signed an agreement to enter into a transaction whereby Nokia will sell substantially all of its Devices & Services business and licence its patents to Microsoft for EUR 5.44 billion in cash, payable at closing. Nokia expects to book a gain on […]
Slow Recovery Forces Small Business Owners to Help Themselves to Survive and Grow
Tell small business owners the economy is getting better and you might get a slightly confused look. Sure, the numbers are moving in the right direction and there are some indications recovery is taking hold: empty storefronts are being filled, construction seems to be starting and help wanted signs are springing up next to the […]
Body Imaging Business Pushes Scans Many Don’t Need – Including Me
By Marshall Allen , ProPublica The telemarketer called in February with an unusual offer: free heart scans for me and my wife, an $800 value, from a company called Heart Check America. The procedure would be “non-invasive,” he promised. No needles. “Just lie on a table and hold your breath.” The scans could identify […]
Africa: Local financing of oil and gas industry
www.afripol.org strategist@afripol.org Oil and gas industry is large capital intensive that requires enormous resources for its finance, management and operation. The inability of local banks in Nigeria and south of Sahara to finance massive oil and gas projects are not news anymore. The capitalization of banks in Africa is quite low to engage in […]
Managing and implementing a successful micro financing in Anambra State
strategist@afripol.org www.afripol.org The government of Anambra State of Nigeria and Access Bank a local financial institution have recently lunched 2.5 Billion Naira microfinance project. This is good news coming from Anambra State that is bedeviled with high unemployment and capital flight. “Access Bank Plc, a Nigerian commercial bank, has agreed to work with the Anambra state […]
Bill Clinton and Carlos Slim Launch $20 Million Investment Firm for Small Business in Colombia
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — Today, the Clinton Giustra Sustainable Growth Initiative (CGSGI), a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, and the Carlos Slim Foundation announced the creation of an innovative $20 million investment fund in Colombia that creates a new source of financing for qualified micro and small businesses that are underserved by existing markets […]
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