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Eskom’s new outsider CEO is no stranger to business adversity 19 Nov 2019 - 06:23 pm
The utility is languishing under 450 billion rand ($30.6 billion) of debt, is estimated to be about 66% overstaffed and is struggling to keep the lights on.
Boomers are thriving on an ‘unprecedented’ $9 trillion inheritance 19 Nov 2019 - 06:23 pm
Barack Obama and Richard Branson sit on a boat on Moskito island the British Virgin Islands in a picture handed out by Virgin on February 7, 2017 via Reuters
Small French investors snap up 1 bn euros in lottery share subscription 19 Nov 2019 - 12:05 am
French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire addresses the audience during the Fortune Global Forum event in Paris on November 18, 2019. AFP / Eric Piermont
G20 Compact with Africa conference 19 Nov 2019 - 12:05 am
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PizzaExpress owner keeps lenders waiting for debt talks 18 Nov 2019 - 09:07 pm
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Crypto backed by crypto: Dai seeks to change 'stablecoin' game 18 Nov 2019 - 09:07 pm
Representation of the Ethereum virtual currency standing on the PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture dated February 3, 2018. Reuters / Dado Ruvic
Fed chief reasserts independence in talks with Trump 18 Nov 2019 - 08:31 pm
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference in Washington,  July 31, 2019. Reuters / Sarah Silbiger
Investors step up pressure on global energy watchdog over climate change 18 Nov 2019 - 08:31 pm
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Lagarde takes the lead as central banks come to fore 18 Nov 2019 - 07:52 pm
Christine Lagarde is set to deliver her first major speech as European Central Bank president on Friday, with investors on the lookout for clues of her policy initiatives and communication style
In rare ‘wake-up call’, Berlin urged to massively boost investment 18 Nov 2019 - 06:44 pm
Soggy wet from the rain, autumnal coloured leaves lay on the ground on November 17, 2019 in Berlin. AFP / David Gannon
Airbus says zero-carbon regional jet may arrive as soon as 2030 17 Nov 2019 - 11:48 pm
Fiji Airways CEO and managing director Andre Viljoen (C), DAE Capital president Dave Houlihan (C-R), Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer (3rd from R), Fiji Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communication Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (4th from L
Can global corporations meet 2020 no-deforestation pledge? 17 Nov 2019 - 09:39 pm
Nescafe coffee products of Nestle sit on the shelf at a CVS Pharmacy store, May 7, 2018, in New York City. Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP
Brands urged to think bigger on saving forests as 2020 goal looms 17 Nov 2019 - 09:39 pm
After environmentalists staged a series of high-profile campaigns against large corporate users of agricultural commodities, urging them to protect forests, the 400 members of the Paris-based Consumer Goods Forum agreed in 2010 to use only supplies that d
UK urged to give women right to know what male colleagues earn 17 Nov 2019 - 09:39 pm
A museum employe walks past a large photograph of a manga store in Japan during a press preview for the exhibition Manga at the British Museum in London on May 22, 2019. AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas
E-transport boom could see first major European city go car free in 2020 17 Nov 2019 - 08:15 pm
Pierre Forte (R)  founder CEO of Pragma Industries and Alexandre Blanc (L) operations director, check an Alpha bike at the Pragma Industries factory in Biarritz, France, January 15, 2018. Reuters / Regis Duvignau
Women leaders driven offline and out of work by social media abuse 14 Nov 2019 - 09:39 pm
A visitor speaks on his mobile phone during the Mobile World Congress on the third day of the MWC in Barcelona on March 1, 2017. AFP / Josep Lago
Steel royalty no more, Thyssenkrupp sells itself off to survive 13 Nov 2019 - 10:43 am
This file photo taken on December 11, 2012 shows a general view of the headquarters of German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp AG in Essen, western Germany. AFP / PATRIK STOLLARZ
Italian insurer Generali seeks art market leadership 13 Nov 2019 - 01:14 am
CEO Generali Germany and global sponsor Arte Generali, Giovanni Liverani, Italian artist, Maurizio Cattelan, Generali Group CEO, Philippe Donnet and Italian creative director and photographer, Oliviero Toscani pose during the launch of