• Others now following prescient analyst who predicted yen’s slide

    Calling for a weaker yen was a lonely post six months ago for Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC’s Mansoor Mohi-uddin. Now the Singapore-based strategist is getting plenty of company from others who are joining him in forecasting the currency will slide to 120 per dollar. While Bank of America ...

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    Il panettone conquista la Gran Bretagna

    Fra italiani e britannici ci sono molte differenze ed ultimamente, complice anche la Brexit, i momenti di tensione si sono moltiplicati. A confermarlo ad esempio la vicenda che vedeva alcune scuole del Regno Unito distinguere gli studenti del Belpaese, dividendoli tra “Italiani”, “Italiani-Siciliani” e “Italiani-Napoletani“. E ancora più recente è il ...

  • Jubilee blows away Sh14 billion public cash

    President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee administration has wasted over Sh14 billion, a new audit report indicates, detailing massive plunder within key ministries and government departments. The report by Auditor General Edward Ouko also reveals that the government could not support expenditure of over Sh7.3 billion. The report adds onto the graft and accountability crisis in ...

  • Agbaje died at LUTH, not London, says chamber

    Ramon Oladimeji The Fred Agbaje’s Chambers on Sunday released a statement to officially announce the death of its principal partner, Mr. Fred Agbaje. The brief statement jointly signed by Kennedy Osunwa and Adeniyi Pokanu stated that  Agbaje died at about 8am on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at the Lagos University ...

  • Aguero double earns Manchester City 2-1 win at Burnley; Tottenham's unbeaten start ends

    After a difficult introduction to English Premier League management, Bob Bradley's wait for a win is over.Swansea's players couldn't achieve it the easy way for their trail-blazing American coach.In the sixth game of his reign on Saturday, Swansea tossed away a 3-1 lead against Crystal Palace to head into stoppage ...

  • Drinking scandal: Rooney cleared

    England captain Wayne Rooney has been cleared after the Football Association investigated reports he stayed up late drinking while on international duty, British media outlets reported on Saturday. Rooney, 31, apologised for the publication of “inappropriate” pictures of him mingling with wedding guests at England’s team hotel between their recent ...

  • Vitals Global Healthcare names management structure under leadership of Armin Ernst as CEO

    VGH today announced the appointment of its senior management team led by Dr. Armin Ernst M.D, M.H.C.M. as Chief Executive Officer. Dr Ernst, is a Harvard-trained and globally-renowned pulmonologist with seven textbooks and over 200 manuscripts to his credit. He obtained his healthcare management degree from Harvard University and, before ...

  • Political scientist warns Brexit might lead to turmoil in Europe as far-right rises

    A political scientist has warned that the political turmoil in Europe will possibly last longer than expected because of certain forthcoming election in the EU which might see the rise of far right parties in their respective parliament.Speaking at a conference organised by UHM Voice of the Workers which dealt ...

  • Oxfam launches campaign to end violence against women and girls

    Source: Oxfam Country: Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, South Africa, World, ZambiaOxfam is kick-starting campaigns in Morocco, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Guatemala, South Africa and Zambia to coincide with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Gender inequality is both the cause and the consequence of violence against women ...

  • Europa League: Rooney leads Man United to 4-0 win with record-breaking goal, Inter eliminated

    Wayne Rooney surpassed Ruud van Nistelrooy as Manchester United's all-time top scorer in European competitions on Thursday, leading the English club to a 4-0 win over Feyenoord and keeping it alive in the Europa League.After scoring his 39th European goal in the 35th minute, Rooney also unselfishly set up Juan ...

  • EU’s position on Brexit will 'not be changing' – PM Muscat to the BBC

    The EU has been “very clear” that the UK would not be granted access to the single market without ensuring the free movement of people should Article 50 be triggered, and that the EU’s position would “not be changing”,  Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told the BBC. Dr Muscat went on ...

  • People did not think it was possible for PL to govern with such success back in 2013 – minister

    Finance Minister Edward Scicluna today said that most people did not think it was possible for the Labour party to govern with such success back in 2013.He was delivering one of three opening speeches during the Malta Institute of Accountants  Biennial conference 2016, with the theme: ‘Disruptive innovation: adapting for ...

  • Regno Unito, l'economia supera il test Brexit. PIL 3° trimestre confermato in crescita

    (Teleborsa) - L'economia della Gran Bretagna continua a crescere ed a un ritmo più veloce rispetto ai trimestri precedenti, nonostante i rischi posti dalla Brexit, l'uscita del Paese dall'UE...

  • Liberia: Liberia, UK Host Trade & Investment Forum in Monrovia

    [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -Liberia and the United Kingdom this week ended a one-day Liberia-UK Trade and Investment Forum.

  • Liberia: GOL, UK Host Trade, Investment Forum

    [Observer] A forum intended to develop, coordinate and deliver a new trade and investment policy to promote United Kingdom's business across the globe, took place recently in Monrovia.

  • How to deal with worries about stranded assets

    IN SEPTEMBER 2015, at a candlelit dinner at Lloyd’s of London, Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, addressed the insurance industry on climate change. He gave warning in advance that there would be no jokes. Then he dropped a bombshell on the oil industry. His message was twofold. ...

  • South Korean President Geun-hye bought 360 Viagra pills on Kenyan visit - reports

    South Korean President Park Geun-hye has defended the purchase of hundreds of erectile dysfunction pills when she visited Kenya. Geun-hye visited Nairobi in May to boost trade and strengthen ties with Kenya. Her office is said to have purchased about 360 Viagra pills and the generic version of the drug ...

  • Less money and a slowing economy: UK plans for Brexit years

    Britain will have less money, more debt and a slower economy in coming years as it grapples with uncertainty over leaving the European Union, the Treasury chief said Wednesday in his first budget update since the 'Brexit' vote.Philip Hammond delivered the economic statement to a less-boisterous-than-usual House of Commons as ...

  • Former Liverpool Gerrard retires with managerial aspirations

    After an illustrious playing career full of remarkable cup comebacks alongside jarring Premier League lows, Steven Gerrard is done.The 36-year-old Gerrard, who won every major club honor with Liverpool apart from the English title, said Thursday he was retiring from soccer after an 18-year professional career."You are aware that time ...

  • Oxfam launches campaign to end violence against women and girls

    Source: Oxfam Country: Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, South Africa, World, ZambiaOxfam is kick-starting campaigns in Morocco, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Guatemala, South Africa and Zambia to coincide with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.Gender inequality is both the cause and the consequence of violence against women ...

  • Liberia: President Sirleaf Welcomes Pathway International Initiative to Invest - Closed Liberia-UK Trade and Investment Forum.

    [Liberia Govt] President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has welcomed and encouraged more investment opportunities in Liberia as a means strengthening the economy to create more jobs in Liberia. She said: "The service is good and will be needed in countries such as ours, as we seek more partnerships to improve the ...