Egypt’s IPO pipeline continues to grow
Cairo accelerates state asset sales under IMF plan, aiming for four major listings by summer 2027. Egypt, Africa’s second-largest economy after South Africa, plans to list four state-owned companies on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), the continent’s largest stock exchange by number of listed companies, within the next 12 months. The June 5 announcement is part…
VVS Laxman praised Vaibhav’s game
India’s interim head coach VVS Laxman on Sunday said Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s game awareness has “skyrocketed” in the last six months, with the teenage batting sensation’s growing maturity helping him deal with pressure situations in the early stages of his international career. The 15-year-old silenced his critics in emphatic fashion, completing a memorable tour by winning…
Butterfield Ready’s CIBC Caribe
Bermuda Bank agrees to buy a 91.7% stake in CIBC Caribbean Bank for $1.8 billion, creating a regional giant. This article appears in the July/August issue of Global Finance Magazine. Butterfield Group has agreed to acquire a 91.7% stake in CIBC Caribbean Bank Ltd. for $1.8 billion – $1.09 billion in cash and the rest…
The scope of electric car race is increasing
According to Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) research data, Maruti Suzuki, VinFast and Tesla together registered 12,244 vehicles in the first half of calendar 2026, capturing 8.1 per cent share in the segment and 18 per cent of incremental registrations during the period. Total e-PV registrations during January-June 2026 grew 81.6 percent year-on-year to…
mcap of 9 top valued firms
The combined market valuation of nine of the top 10 most valued companies declined by Rs 2.74 trillion last week, coinciding with a bearish trend in equities, with HDFC Bank the biggest hit. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex fell 2,091.68 points or 2.67 per cent and the NSE Nifty fell 566.85 points or 2.32…
US court bans Trump’s bid for E
By Zoe Tillman A US appeals court rejected the Justice Department’s request to let federal officials proceed fully with Donald Trump’s overhaul of mail voting ahead of the November midterm elections, upholding a Boston judge’s order that declared the president’s policies unlawful. The three-judge appellate panel said it would not block a lower court…
CJP ends protest after PR
The so-called Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Saturday called off its 36-day protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar after the Central government accepted at least two of their three key demands, including withdrawal of cases against student protesters. Earlier in the day, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation. The announcement was made after another…
Anti-NEET protest enters sixth day
SFI and DYFI workers carry posters during a protest march demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pardhan over the NEET paper leak issue, in Chennai (Photo: PTI) read 2 minutes Last update: 25 July 2026 | 10:35 am First Protests against NEET in Tamil Nadu intensified on Saturday, with the continuous sit-in at…
Donald Trump warned China and R
President Donald Trump (Photo: PTI) read 1 minute Last update: 24 July 2026 | 11:36 pm First US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he does not believe China or Russia are “involved” in the Iran conflict, but warned that if they got involved “it would be very bad for them.” “President Xi told…
Bengal needs to join Nati
Swapan Dasgupta, finance minister in the state’s new Bharatiya Janata Party government, signaled a break from the past, saying West Bengal needed to “integrate back into the national economy” by linking more closely with the Centre. In an interview with Business Standard, Dasgupta said: “In the last 50 years, for two successive governments, it was…