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In 2007, on the eve of the global financial crisis (GFC), Hilton Worldwide announced that it was being bought by the private equity behemoth Blackstone. Hilton’s…

You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. JEREMY MAGGS: Tensions between the United States and Russia over alleged arm sales could have a significant impact…

You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. SIMON BROWN: I’m chatting with Rui Morais, CFO at Dis-Chem and CEO designate. Results ending February. Revenue up…

The average consumer in South Africa is in a desperate and highly indebted position, which is significantly denting their intent to purchase either a new or…

The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) will hike the repo rate for the last time in the current cycle on Thursday, then the hit brakes. But…

Emem Isong screamed in pain on a trolley outside a hospital accident and emergency department in Nigeria’s biggest city after a car ran over her foot…

On Friday, 12 May 2023 the Minister of Employment and Labour published the much-anticipated Notice identifying proposed national economic sectors and employment equity numerical targets under…

The Biden administration has ratcheted up protectionism and industrial policy amid surging economic tensions with China. Legislation passed in 2022 unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars…

Convening war rooms, planning speedy bailouts and raising house-on-fire alarm bells: Those are a few of the ways the biggest banks and financial regulators are preparing…

As global hunger swiftly rises – by more than a third last year – curbing it will require not growing more food but rethinking broader systems…