Equatorial Guinea: The importance Of Adhering To The Correct Dismissal Procedures
In this piece MARIA DJANGO provides guidance on how to avoid the main common mistakes companies make when dismissing employees....
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Nokia Speeds Up Transformation To Improve Profitability
By Oystein Bergmann, Correspondent Scandinavia Nokia is holding its Capital Markets Day 2021 and providing an overview of long-term market...
EBRD President Renaud-Basso To Visit Ukraine
By Olga Rosca In her first official, in-person visit to a country where the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development...
AT&T Focuses On Fiber, 5G And HBO Max
By Kelly Hill AT&T executives emphasized the role of fiber, 5G and HBO Max as well as streamlining across its...
Nigeria Emerges WATRA Chairman As Engr. Aboki Clinches Executive Secretary Position
Pantami Elated By Angeline Mgbele, Correspondent Abuja After a successful tenure as 1st vice chairman of West Africa Telecommunications Regulators...
Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute Appoints International Experts To Board of Advisors At Secure Systems Research Centre
By Ron Chen, Correspondent ASEAN Region Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research...
Andersen Solidifies Africa Platform
By Kingsley I. Ilechukwu, Correspondent Lagos Following its rapid expansion in Africa, Andersen Global is now unifying its African member firms under the brand “Andersen.” As part of this transition, five former collaborating firms will become member firms of Andersen Global, solidifying its platform in Africa. The announcement comes on the heels of the adoption of the Andersen brand by the founding US member firm in 2019, and member firms in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East in 2020. Andersen Global member firms in Nigeria and Kenya—previously operating under...
Airtel To Rejig Business For Sharper Focus On Digital; Buys Warburg’s 20% Stake In DTH Arm
Bharti Airtel has said that it will acquire a Warburg Pincus affiliate’s 20 per cent equity stake in its DTH arm Bharti Telemedia for around INR 3,126. Crore(US$43.00) which will be paid primarily via issuance of around 36.47 million equity shares of Airtel at a price of INR 600 per share; and up to INR 10,378 million in cash. Bharti Airtel has said that it will acquire a Warburg Pincus affiliate’s 20 per cent equity stake in its DTH arm Bharti Telemedia for around INR 3,126 Crore which will be...
Airtel Sets Up Special Panel To Rejig Company’s Structure
"The board of directors in its meeting held on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, has constituted a 'special committee of directors' to consider and evaluate in detail, various options (or combination thereof) for re-organisation of businesses and shareholding structure of the company and its various subsidiaries," Bharti Airtel said in a stock exchange filing. Bharti Airtel has constituted a special panel to outline options for a re-organisation of its businesses, setting in motion plans to sharpen focus on its consumer-facing digital and non-telecom businesses and open up avenues for unlocking value....
African Energy Chamber’s Regulatory Affairs Committee Calls For Less Red Tape And Regulation That Reflects Post COVID Market Realities
By Celestine Okorie, Correspondent South Africa The African Energy Chamber’s Regulatory Affairs Committee held its first meeting of the year to discuss regulatory matters that impede the African energy sectors growth and to make proposals on progressive regulation fit for the post COVID recovery. The purpose of a regulatory committee is to identify and track global regulatory trends and make propositions to African regulators on how these could be adopted and adapted to improve the operating environment in Africa’s energy sector. Through its work, the Regulatory Committee was able to...