Africa’s Croesus Aliko Dangote inspired by Reliance; now seeks to rival Jamnagar refineryNigerian multi billionaire businessman, also the richest in Africa is hero to some and monopolist to others. He is seeking India Inc’s help...
05 Dec, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
'Food app-style delivery of drugs': How a Nigerian kingpin ran home delivery cartel across Delhi using women as agentsDelhi Police cracked down on a major international drug cartel. The operation led to the seizure of narcotics worth over Rs 100 crore. Five...
26 Jul, 2025, 10.58 AM IST
Russia’s premier foreign policy forum debate post globalisation challengesThe second day of the forum was opened with a special session attended by Alexey Likhachev, Director General of the State Atomic Energy Cor...
01 Dec, 2023, 12.57 AM IST
Wheels are skidding: Why India’s exports of two-wheelers and three-wheelers are fallingTwo-wheeler exports fell to 34.06 lakh units in April 2022-February 2023 from 40.9 lakh in April 2021-February 2022, a 16% drop, according ...
18 Mar, 2023, 11.00 PM IST
Nigeria becomes first country to ban foreign models in TV adsThe measure will take effect from October. It is expected to boost the prospects of locals in the advertising industry which has a large ch...
27 Aug, 2022, 05.06 PM IST
India grants $ 15 mn first time ever for African Union SummitThe cheque of $15 million grant was handed over by India’s envoy to Niger to the country’s deputy foreign minister on Monday.
18 Jun, 2019, 07.23 PM IST
African oil import funds may be put in vostro accounts to settle exporters’ duesThe commerce department has moved a proposal but the final decision rests with the department of financial services and the Reserve Bank of...
14 Sep, 2016, 08.13 AM IST
World Bank approaches Unique Identification Authority of India to share its experiences with other countriesNigeria recently became the first country to send a team to India under the World Bank aegis to study the UIDAI model and a team from Tanza...
09 Sep, 2016, 06.00 AM IST
India positions itself as reliable investment partner for AfricaThough India may lag behind the neighbour in numbers, it is still the fifth-largest investor in Africa, behind the US, France, Malaysia and...
28 Oct, 2015, 06.54 AM IST
Koenig Solutions eyes multi-billion dollar IT training market in USThe firm is targeting the US training market through its LVC training model, which it claims reduces the cost-to-company.
10 Aug, 2014, 11.13 AM IST
IFC increases exposure limit in rupee bonds by $50 millionThis is the second increase to the IFC global rupee bond, which was issued in November 2013 under the $1 billion IFC global rupee bond prog...
29 Jan, 2014, 07.28 PM IST
Exim Bank identifies 15 African countries for good investmentMany Indian companies keen to take advantage of the opportunities in Africa were holding back because of a lack of information on African e...
10 Nov, 2013, 05.45 PM IST
- Hinduja Group eyes Africa for business expansion
"We will focus on partnering the governments of various African countries and look at PPP model of business there," Gopichand Hinduja said.
28 Jan, 2013, 12.03 PM IST
Tata Power subsidiary TPDDL bids for discoms in NigeriaTPDDL has bid for three power distribution companies in Nigeria by forming two separate consortiums with two leading companies of the Afric...
07 Oct, 2012, 11.20 AM IST
- China set to get big chunk of global satellite market by 2015
Bracing up to launch a host of new satellites, including a communication satellite for Pakistan next year, China has said it aims to become...
21 Oct, 2010, 01.49 PM IST
Nigerian ops threaten to disrupt Bharti's Zain dealA minority shareholder in key Nigerian asset questioned the $10.7-bn deal.
16 Feb, 2010, 05.30 AM IST
- Gulf states condemn US human trafficking report
The Arab countries of the Gulf have dismissed as unjustified and political a recent US report which accused the rich countries of not comba...
10 Jun, 2008, 02.10 PM IST