Economic decolonisation reshaping entrepreneurship

Part of the decolonisation effort involves a conscious effort to reclaim and value India’s cultural heritage, previously often undervalued from a colonial lens | Photo Credit: MOHAMMED YOUSUF In the backdrop of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer...

Business Briefs for Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025

RICHMOND — Champlain College awarded its 2025 Distinguished Citizen Award to Lindsay DesLauriers, president of Bolton Valley Resort. DesLauriers’ career has been in business leadership, civic engagement and commitment to the state’s outdoor...

Economic growth: IMF’s forecast as an elixir for CBN to deepen reforms

The forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) report for October 2025 that Nigeria’s economy will grow by 3.9 per cent in 2025 and 4.1 per cent in 2026 reinforces the positive impact of the reforms...

Business groups urge banking law changes

A coalition of six prominent Filipino business groups is strongly advocating for immediate amendments to the country’s stringent bank secrecy laws, citing the need to empower regulators to combat corruption and money laundering and enhance the...

Businesses connect at tourism festival

ĐÀ NẴNG — More than 6,000 business connections in tourism are being made at the second Đà Nẵng International Tourism Festival 2025 – one of the largest networking events in Việt Nam’s tourism industry – featuring a series of business networking...

Corporate Diwali gifting boom transforms UAE retail

Why companies are buying in bulk As workforces become increasingly diverse and multicultural, organisations are recognising Diwali as an opportunity to foster inclusivity and celebrate employee diversity. Instead of individual shoppers hunting for...

Business News | Dark Clouds of Uncertainty Still Hover over Global Economy but It Has Done Better Than Feared: IMF Chief

New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The dark clouds of uncertainty are still holding over the global economy, but the relief is that it has done better than feared, highlighted Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary...

Business Book Review:

Ian Garner Business Writer 12:00 AM 18th October 2025 business The Art of Less: How to Focus on What Really Matters at Work, by Mats Alvesson and André Spicer, describes itself as “the essential guide to how overburdened managers and employees can...

Companies Poured Fortunes Into These Cars – Then Killed Them Anyway

Major automakers typically spend untold millions developing new models, and in some cases, the bill can even reach a billion dollars or more. Despite these massive investments, some car projects are killed at the last minute, including even after...

Businesses working to stay open as Portage Place gets massive makeover

If you’ve driven down Portage this week, you probably noticed that construction on the massive transformation of Portage Place has begun. But many businesses inside are still up and running, including the Prairie Theatre Exchange, which just...

Investing in Blue Chip Stocks: Why Investors Prefer Them?

When people start exploring stock markets, they often hear one term more than any other, i.e., blue chip. It is almost said like a seal of safety. While the buzz is often about chasing huge returns or finding the next breakout stock, there is a...

Business News | Gold and Silver See Sharp Correction After Record Rally; Experts Say Fall is Due to Profit Booking

By Nikhil Dedha New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): After a bumper rally over the past few weeks, the precious metals market witnessed a sharp correction on Friday, as both Gold and Silver prices tumbled on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX)....

Businesses opening up at Fancher Creek Town Center in southeast Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- What was once a long and empty dirt lot near Tulare and Clovis Avenues has now become a commercial hub for southeast Fresno. The Fancher Creek Development includes the largest Target in Fresno at 155,000 square feet, a...

Corporate volunteers bolster Tagaytay Highlands tree-planting goal

Volunteers, composed of department heads from Belle Corp. and Pacific Online Systems Corp., recently partnered with Greenmist Property Management Corp. property managers, gardeners and volunteers in a Tagaytay Highlands tree-planting activity. The...

Economic stress pushing young Pakistanis into silent diabetes: experts

KARACHI: Financial strain, double jobs and unhealthy diets are pushing people as young as 20 to 30 into undiagnosed diabetes, and many only discover their condition when they land in hospitals with severely blocked heart vessels and uncontrolled...

Investment aid scheme 2026 for horticulture now open

The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector for 2026 has now opened. The opening of the scheme was announced today (Friday, October 17) by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon and...

Companies seek to challenge Frost receivership over disputed loans

Three companies connected to the First Liberty Building & Loan receivership have filed a motion seeking permission to sue the receivership estate, arguing they were “innocent borrowers” in transactions later tied to an alleged Ponzi scheme. In a...

Investors grapple with 'frantic Friday' as bank stocks tumble

By JOHN-PAUL FORD ROJAS, DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Updated: 16:50 EDT, 17 October 2025 Investors suffered a roller-coaster 'frantic Friday' amid a cocktail of global concerns that threaten to sour the buoyant appetite for global stocks. Fears over US...

G7, private investors launch joint initiative to fill emerging markets’ infra gap

Development finance institutions from the Group of Seven industrialised economies are launching a joint initiative with investors to boost private money to finance the trillions of dollars emerging markets need for infrastructure. The world must...

Safari Investments propose to buy out minority shareholders and delist from the JSE

Safari Investments RSA’s board has made an offer to buy out the minority shareholders and delist the REIT as it shifts its strategy to retail centre development. Safari has a R4.2 billion portfolio of shopping centres in high-growth townships and...