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China approves 2 more private banks Xinhua BEIJING- The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), the country’s banking regulator, said Monday in two statements that it has approved another two private banks, with one in Shanghai and the other in Zhejiang Province. On July 25, the CBRC approved the establishment of three private banks, including Webank, […]

Etihad Airways showed off its first A380 superjumbo Etihad Airways and Airbus celebrated the roll out of Etihad Airways’ first A380, featuring the elegant new ‘Facets of Abu Dhabi’ livery design. The new design is unveiled to representatives of the world’s media at a ceremony at the Airbus Finkenwerder facility in Hamburg, Germany. Etihad has […]

Tanzania seen luring IPOs as state scraps foreign cap By Alawi Masare and Neo Khanyile Bloomberg Tanzania, which has Africa’s best-performing stock market, lifted controls on foreign-share ownership, making it more enticing for companies to consider initial public offerings. The removal of restrictions on foreigners owning more than 60 percent of companies that trade on […]

Wealth-X and UBS Billionaire Census 2014 Agence France-Presse SINGAPORE – Asia’s billionaires led by Chinese tycoons enjoyed the fastest increase in their wealth this year compared to their peers in the rest of the world, a report said Wednesday. The combined wealth of Asia’s billionaires grew 18.7 percent from last year to $1.41 trillion, said […]

NASA’s newest Mars mission spacecraft enters orbit around red planet NASA news release NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft successfully entered Mars’ orbit at 10:24 p.m. EDT Sunday, Sept. 21, where it now will prepare to study the Red Planet’s upper atmosphere as never done before. MAVEN is the first spacecraft dedicated to […]

London’s newest skyscraper The “122” Leadenhall Building or “Cheesegrater” is pre-fab The Leadenhall Building stands 225 m (737 ft) tall and is located in City of London financial district. The City of London is the historic city center of London and the location for many of Greater London’s financial sector. By Olivia Rzadkiewicz Bloomberg The […]

United Kingdom: Scotland votes “NO” to independence BBC News Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after rejecting independence. With 30 out of the country’s 32 council areas having declared after Thursday’s vote, the “No” side has an unassailable lead of 1,877,252 votes to 1,512,688. The winning total needed was 1,852,828. Nationally, the […]

ACI releases 2013 World Airport Traffic Report 17 September 2014 Airports Council International (ACI) Montréal – Airports Council International (ACI) has released the latest edition of the World Airport Traffic Report. With comprehensive data coverage for almost 2,000 airports in 160 countries worldwide, ACI’s flagship publication remains the authoritative source and industry reference for the […]

The final polls: Yes 43-47% No 48-50%, Don’t know 4-9% The final polls before voting opens on Thursday morning suggests the No camp are still in the lead. Herald Scotland A Panelbase poll reported 45% for Yes, 50% for No, and 5% either undecided or wouldn’t say. When the third category are excluded, it produces […]

The new North American Football League Source: NAFL Enterprises, Inc. NAFL Enterprises, Inc. (“NAFLE”) is proud to officially announce the forthcoming North American Football League (“NAFL”), a new professional spring football league, with plans to debut in spring 2015. The inaugural season will kick off with eight charter franchises. A strategic expansion plan has been […]