Direct to Latvia: Another airline returns to Israeli skies
The airline Air Baltic announced that it will resume flights to Israel starting April 2025 with a convenient schedule and a futuristic Starlink internet revolution.
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The best and worst insurance companies, as ranked by customers
Insurance companies FMG and MAS have once again topped the list in Consumer NZ’s annual insurance satisfaction survey for car, house and contents insurance.
Businessman Arrested By NDLEA Undergoes Surgery To Remove 81 Cocaine Wraps
As NDLEA Intercepts 2,000kg Skunk Coming From Ghana At Lagos Beach Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a businessman at the arrival hall of the Murtala …
Man undergoes life-saving surgery as NDLEA removes 57 cocaine pellets
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have saved the life of a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Igbokwe after he underwent emergency surgery to remove 57 out of 81 pellets of cocaine …
The Top 10 Airlines That Placed The Most Airbus Orders In 2024
Airbus has just closed out another successful year of sales. In total, the manufacturer booked 878 gross orders for its various aircraft variants, which after 52 cancellations, resulted in 826 net …
Lucy Liu spills on movie ‘Presence,’ what’s in her go bag and her dream day off
Lucy Liu’s dream day off? A visit to the grocery store Liu’s dream day off might surprise you. "If I didn’t have anything at all, my day was completely cleared and I didn’t have any …
From Elvis to Lucy: Celebrities chosen for eternal resting companions in recent survey
Choice Mutual asked more than 3,100 people if they could be buried next to any celebrity, who would they choose.
Awash Insurance teams up with Safaricom to offer mobile money option
Clients of Awash Insurance will now be able to pay their premium dues and conduct other insurance-related transactions through Safaricom’s M-Pesa mobile money platform, as the two announce a strategic …
Gov’t extends service period for T-bills, bonds as domestic debt pressure mounts
The banking industry holds around 45 percent of the total T-bill stock, which made up nearly 32 percent of total government debt at the end of 2023/24. The state-owned CBE holds double the amount held …
Ethiopia: A Stock Market Relaunch Heralds Economic Transformation
On January 10, it shed the tag with the relaunch of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). For Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, ringing the bell to mark the opening of ESX was a momentous occasion and …
Africa Energy Summit Highlights Role of Global Partnerships in Accelerating Universal Access to Electricity
Bilateral and multilateral collaborations emerge as central to achieving the ‘Mission 300’ goal of connecting 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030, with over $5 billion in commitments.
TAAG Angola Takes Delivery of Its First Dreamliner
DALLAS – On January 31, 2025, TAAG Angola Airlines (TD) marked a significant milestone, taking delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, the first of four on order. The aircraft, leased from …
Ethiopia’s Forex Rules Set to Change Under IMF Deal
Ethiopia will ease several foreign currency restrictions while maintaining key controls on businesses, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday in its …
Axa XL appoints Tim Whisler
Bermudian-based Axa XL has appointed Tim Whisler to lead its wholesale business in the Americas. Reporting to Lucy Pilko, chief executive, Americas, Mr Whisler will be responsible for developing and …
Ethiopia: Families of Detained Eritrean Refugees Allege Ransom Demands of Up to Half a Million Birr, Prolonged Detention in Amhara
Families of five Eritrean refugees detained for over two months in North Gondar Zone of the Amhara region allege they are being pressured to pay ransoms of up to 500,000 Ethiopian Birr for their …
Ethiopia gets a stockmarket. Now it just needs some firms to list
Shares in Wegagen Bank, a mid-sized lender, are the first and so far only to trade on the new exchange. The opening of Ethiopia’s financial industry to foreigners, who can now own up to 49% of …
Ethiopia relaunches securities exchange to lure investors
Ethiopian officials announced Friday that Wegagen Bank, a private bank, was the first company to list on the exchange. Ethiopian Insurance Corporation, Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services …
Ethiopia opens stock exchange in attempt to liberalise economy
Only one company was listed on the exchange on opening day—Wegagen Bank—but an official said they were aiming to eventually include 90 firms and four million investors, without setting a timeline. A …
Ethiopia Opens Stock Exchange With One Listing (Correct)
One lender, Wegagen Bank, listed on the exchange on Friday The government didn’t disclose the fate of Ethio Telecom’s IPO Ethiopia opened its stock exchange — part of a plan to lure investors to an …