Nigeria: The Film Industry - A Potential Gold Mine?
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-12 08:13:42 -0700 | business-news
As an entrepreneur, 32-year-old chemistry graduate Jason Njoku achieved success in a most unlikely way: he is Africa's largest distributor of Nigerian movies, and has raked in over $8 million since 2010, when he founded the company Iroko Partners. In...
Chennai police lag in online presence
Source: The Hindu
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-11 22:23:01 -0700 | business-news
Website that was active five years ago was shut down due to lack of maintenance Over 15,000 police personnel, 130 police stations and the reputation of being one of the modernised police forces of the State despite all this, Chennai...
China's Growth To Rebound in 2013 But Level Off In 2014
Source: Scoop
Ado :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-11 18:36:35 -0700 | business-news
People's Republic of China Growth To Rebound in 2013, But Level Off In 2014 Hong Kong, 9 April 2013 Strong consumption and fiscal spending in the People's Republic of China (PRC) will fuel a rebound in growth in 2013, but...
Structural Reforms Key for India to Return to High Growth
Source: Scoop
Ado :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-11 18:36:34 -0700 | business-news
Supply and policy obstacles have seen growth decelerate and investment and industrial output slump, with the stasis compounded by weak global demand, said ADB Chief Economist Changyong Rhee. Policymakers need to remove structural hurdles to faster growth, and while there...
Hong Kong Starts Up IPO Engine
Source: Asian Wall Street Journal
Hong :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-11 08:04:02 -0700 | business-news
Hong Kong stock exchange approved planned billion-dollar initial public offerings of two Chinese companies, a move expected to end months of quiet in a market that led the world in IPOs just two years ago, people with direct knowledge of...
African car sales head towards the 2 million mark: GM
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-11 13:09:52 -0700 | business-news
Annual vehicle sales in Africa will rise nearly 20 percent in the next two years to hit the 2 million mark as the continent's burgeoning middle class trades up from motorbikes and jalopies to new cars, the regional head of...
Nigeria: Five Banks Own 60 Percent Assets of Nigeria's Banking Sector - the Banker
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-10 01:02:45 -0700 | business-news
This was contained in a report released, Tuesday, by The Banker, a publication of Financial Times of London. The top five banks, according to The Banker comprise Zenith Bank, Access Bank, First Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank and United Bank for...
KKR Appoints New Chairman, New CEO for Japan
Source: The Motley Fool
Hong :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-09 21:01:48 -0700 | business-news
L.P. (together with its affiliates, "KKR") today announced the elevation of Shusaku Minoda to Chairman of KKR Japan from his position as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hirofumi Hirano has been hired as the new Managing Director &...
ADB upbeat on RI despite inflation fears
Source: The Jakarta Post
Ado :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-09 19:18:50 -0700 | business-news
In the report, the ADB says robust private consumption and improving investment performance are the key factors for Indonesia to reach its predicted growth in 2013 and 2014. The report also suggests that private consumption will accelerate in 2013, particularly...
GLAD Alert Same Sex Couples Need To Act Quickly To Preserve Refund Rights
Source: Forbes
Doma :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-09 14:44:59 -0700 | business-news
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) has provided some material to make the process a little easier. Pay particular attention to the link to Tax Time and Preserving Your Federal Rights . If you had been paying attention, you would...
AWE orders muon tomography scanner
Source: United Press International
Awe :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-09 12:18:08 -0700 | business-news
A British contract for a muon tomography scanner system for research has been given to U.S. technology company Decision Sciences International Corp. Muon tomography uses naturally occurring cosmic ray muons to safely detect and image high density material.
A Backstage Tour of Orlando's Startups
Source: Entrepreneur
Ore :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-09 04:17:37 -0700 | business-news
Its advertisers, meanwhile, range from small businesses to such companies as Audi, Citi and Walmart. The company, which went public in 2011, recently reported nearly $5 million in revenue for the fiscal year ended Dec...Zentila Zentila ran this exhibit at...
Lagardere sells EADS stake for $2.97 billion
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-09 02:10:22 -0700 | business-news
Country star Brad Paisley announced to the world on Monday that he is an "Accidental Racist" in a song that has earned lots of criticism. Before we unpack how one can be accidental about their racism (and why that exucse the...
Nigeria: Revealed! How BPE, Rusal Grounded ALSCON
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-08 01:44:49 -0700 | business-news
Russian firm, Rusal, ran the only smelter in the country aground. Vanguard investigations showed that contrary to the posturing by both the BPE and Rusal that Alscon was doing well, available information filed with the Federal Government indicated that the...
Nigeria: Oil Glut Threatens Country's Exports
Source: Africa Headlines
Lagos :: Nigeria | updated 2013-04-07 23:04:21 -0700 | business-news
Glut in the international oil market especially due to low patronage in western countries is currently posing serious threats to Nigeria's oil export, Daily Trust can reveal. Oil traders report that Nigeria's crude grades are no longer getting enough patronage...
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