Singapore startup takes Bitcoin into real world with Visa
A recurring challenge for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is how to make them work in the real world. A Singapore-based startup
EU intensifies pressure on Facebook, Google and Twitter over user terms
European Union authorities have increased pressure on Facebook, Twitter and Google to amend their user terms to bring them in line
Nigeria’s naira medium-term outlook shaky as multiple exchange tiers, weak oil prices cast pall on recent gains
The recent gains of Nigeria’s local currency, the naira, against the US dollar may not be sustainable over a medium term due to a weak
World’s biggest miner speeds hunt for copper in ‘last frontier’
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest miner, has opened an office and is seeking to add staff in Ecuador as it advances a search for
Michael Kors buys luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo for $1.2 billion
U.S. retailer Michael Kors has agreed to buy luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo for $1.2 billion, snapping up a British company whose
Tanzania hands mining company $190 billion tax bill
Tanzania sent Acacia Mining Plc a tax bill equal to almost two centuries worth of the gold producer’s revenue. The government issued
China urges halt to oil drilling in disputed South China Sea
China’s Foreign Ministry has urged a halt to oil drilling in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where Spanish oil company
Oil extends gains as Saudi, Nigeria pledge export curbs
Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia and Nigeria pledged to curb exports from next month, as OPEC called on several
Fidelity Bank denies alleged sack of drivers
Fidelity Bank Plc has denied reports that it terminated the employment of some of its drivers without adequate compensation. In a