Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 24th April 2020
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Poland Launches New Rules To Prevent Takeovers By Investors
The Polish government wants to be notified of any planned takeovers of companies by investors from outside the European Union, who may seek to buy businesses hit by the coronavirus cheaply, Deputy Prime Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz said. The government has announced a rescue plan worth up to 330 billion zlotys ($78.43 billion) to help its …
Bulgaria’s Fibank Increases Number Of Shares It Plans To Issue
Bulgaria’s First Investment Bank (Fibank) has cut the price and almost doubled the number of shares it plans to issue to raise 200 million levs ($110 million) to help it cover a capital shortfall found by ECB stress tests last year, the prospectus showed. Fibank’s capital increase is the last box Bulgaria has to tick …
Big Partnership Names New CEO
Marketing agency Big Partnership has appointed Allan Barr to the role of chief executive, saying this will be help drive the next stage of its evolution. The Glasgow-based firm’s chairman Malcolm McPherson said the chief executive role “is a significant element in Big’s plans for continued growth, driving forward a range of additional steps to …
Jaguar Land Rover To Restart Some European Output From May
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) (TAMO.NS) will restart some production in Europe from May 18, including at one of its three British car plants and its factory in Slovakia, where the new Defender vehicle is being made. Automakers are beginning to set out plans to resume output as the continent tries to return to normal in …
Aston Martin Set To Reopen South Wales Factory
Luxury car-maker Aston Martin Lagonda is to reopen its South Wales factory on May 5. The company announced that it will resume operations at its St Athan facility, following guidelines from Public Health Wales and Public Health England to protect its workforce. It said it will take “learnings in terms of health and safety” into …
Unilever Keeps Dividend, Prepares For Lasting Changes In Consumer Behaviour
Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) has kept its quarterly dividend unchanged but binned its previous growth and margin outlook for the year due to the uncertain impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Underlying sales growth was flat in the first quarter of 2020, the FTSE 100 group said in an update on Thursday, with emerging markets declining 1.8% but offset …
Afghanistan Seeks International Help In Fight Against Coronavirus
EADRCC has received today, Thursday 23 April 2020, a request for international assistance from the Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to NATO in Brussels, on behalf of the Ministry of Public Health. More to come…
No Border Between Russia, Belarus Will Be Created— Lavrov
Moscow sees no grounds for separating the Union State of Russia and Belarus by a full-fledged border after the coronavirus pandemic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a video conference with the Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund’s delegates on Tuesday. “I believe we see no grounds for introducing the border regime. We want the Union …
Chris Rokos Reopens Hedge Fund To Raise $1 Billion
Billionaire Chris Rokos has reopened his hedge fund to take in fresh capital, according to a person familiar with the matter. Rokos Capital Management is in talks with investors to raise as much as $1 billion, said the person, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. Rokos, who centralized investment decision …
Slovakia’s Coronavirus Cases Jump To 1,325
The number of people in Slovakia who have contracted the novel coronavirus has reached 1,325, the Slovak radio reported on Thursday citing the country’s Ministry of Health. The number of coronavirus cases in the country with a population of about 5.4 mln rose by 81 on Wednesday. On Tuesday, 45 new cases were reported. One …
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