(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A pension fund covering more than 5,000 former telecommunications workers in Kenya is preparing to sell its four largest property assets to government ministries by September 2026, a move that could deliver improved monthly payouts to its ageing membership. The TelPosta Pension Scheme is in advanced negotiationsContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance raised almost UAH 2.3 billion (USD 51.3 million / GBP 40.1 million / EUR 46.7 million) for the state budget at its latest auction of domestic government bonds on Tuesday. The ministry offered hryvnia-denominated bonds across three maturities. A one-year bond maturing inContinue Reading
(Nairobi, Kenya) – Gross premium income for Kenya’s life insurance sector surged by 36.3 percent in the first quarter of 2026, driven mainly by a sharp increase in retirement savings channelled through private schemes from the National Social Security Fund. Data from the Insurance Regulatory Authority shows the industry collectedContinue Reading
(LAGOS, Nigeria) – South African commercial interests in Nigeria worth an estimated N20.43 trillion face growing uncertainty as calls for economic retaliation mount over renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. The valuation, drawn from publicly available market capitalisation figures, asset disclosures and property portfolio estimates, covers SouthContinue Reading
(LAVAL, CANADA) – Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the Canadian owner of the Couche-Tard and Circle K convenience store chains, has made an offer valued at more than $12 billion to acquire a controlling stake in Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group. The bid, announced on Friday, would be the largest acquisitionContinue Reading
(KYIV, Ukraine) – Foreign investors have cut their holdings of Russian federal loan bonds to just 3 percent, the lowest level since the debt instrument was first created. The figure marks a near total exit by non residents from what was once a widely held emerging market asset. Ukraine’s ForeignContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – A state auction for a 20 year oil and gas development licence in western Ukraine has failed after no bidders registered for the permit, which carried a starting price of 1.1 billion hryvnias. The result leaves a significant exploration block covering parts of the Lviv and IvanoContinue Reading
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Russia’s wealthiest individuals are rapidly reshaping their investment holdings, moving money into cryptocurrency, foreign property and private investment funds as the country’s stock market extends a historic decline. The assessment comes from Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, which reported that the Russian stock market has been falling forContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – New company registrations in Ukraine reached 19,758 in the first six months of 2026. This is the highest half year figure in three years, according to data from the Unified State Register published by the monitoring service Opendatabot. The number marks an 8 percent increase from theContinue Reading
(SINGAPORE) – A new joint venture will establish a full CFM LEAP engine maintenance, repair and overhaul shop in Singapore, as SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) moves to expand its engine servicing capacity despite reporting a fall in quarterly profit. SIAEC signed the joint venture agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines inContinue Reading
