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Brand Worldbuilding: Why Nike, ITC and Mahindra Are Designing Worlds, Not Just Campaigns
A new discipline of ‘Brand Worldbuilding’ is gaining ground, arguing that the brands people live inside – with their own...
The Outbound Revolution: How Top Manufacturers Hire Leaders Without Job Boards
As job boards flood with unqualified applicants, companies are turning to outbound recruiting to reach passive candidate...
EU’s New AML Deadline Looms: African Banks Weigh Costly Choices
From July 2027, European banks will demand far stricter anti-money laundering checks from their African correspondents. ...
Turkey's TKYB Posts 31% Profit Surge, Locks in €650M for Green and SME Projects
State development bank's H1 net profit rises 31% to over TRY 5 bn; NPL ratio at 0.52%; €650M in new international credit...
White Goods Production in Turkey Plunges 15% as Export Slump Deepens
Turkey's white goods sector saw domestic sales fall 7% and exports drop 19% in H1 2026, with industry leaders blaming ri...
HillCrest Agro-Allied Lists N11.73bn Commercial Paper on FMDQ Exchange for Rice Mill Expansion
Nigerian rice miller HillCrest Agro-Allied Industries has secured quotations for N2.42bn Series 1 and N9.31bn Series 2 C...
Boycott Backlash Clouds Tyla’s Lagos Detty December Show, Highlighting Tour Promotion Risks
Social media calls for a boycott over xenophobia threaten South African star Tyla’s scheduled Lagos concert, exposing fi...
How FCCPC’s airtime lending crackdown wiped out nearly three-quarters of MTN Nigeria’s fintech revenue
MTN Nigeria’s soaring half-year profit masked a 72% collapse in fintech revenue after regulators forced it to suspend ai...
Otedola lifts First HoldCo stake to 25.87%, making it Nigeria’s most valuable bank
Femi Otedola's investment vehicle has acquired nearly N300 billion in First HoldCo shares in under two weeks, taking his...
Lidl Hungary CEO Calls for End to Retail Freeze, Open to Kaufland Entry
In an interview, the head of Lidl Hungary urged the government to scrap the ‘plázastop’ development ban that she says bl...
Elohor Aiboni Appointed Shell Nigeria’s First Female Country Chair, Succeeding Marno de Jong
Shell Nigeria celebrated the handover to Elohor Aiboni, the first woman to lead its operations, as outgoing country chai...
BOA bets on digital tech, e-wallets to boost farmers’ access to finance
Nigeria's Bank of Agriculture has deployed core banking, mobile channels and smart POS terminals to digitize lending and...
Africa Bangladesh Trade Summit to Open in Abuja This October
The ABBF-organised event in Abuja on 6–7 October 2026 aims to connect businesses from Bangladesh and Africa, with a focu...
Epoch Biodesign Acquires Domo Chemicals Plant, Creating First Vertically Integrated Biorecycling Operation
London-based Epoch Biodesign has bought a former Domo Chemicals nylon 6.6 plant in Spain for just over €4 million, becom...
Nestlé Nigeria to transfer water business into global joint venture with Platinum Equity
Nestlé Nigeria will move its water operations into Peranel, a 50:50 global venture between parent Nestlé S.A. and privat...
Honda takes women farmer empowerment drive to northern Nigeria
Honda Manufacturing Nigeria Limited donates farming equipment and provides training to 10 female farmers in Abuja, advan...
Why German C-Levels Should Build a LinkedIn Brand – and How It Boosts Business
A growing cohort of German CEOs is using LinkedIn to amplify trust, attract talent, and shape industry conversations. Bu...
Uber Turns Gig Platform into Data Annotation Powerhouse After Scale AI’s Meta Deal
With Scale AI selling a 49% stake to Meta and key customers pulling back, Uber is rapidly scaling its “Uber AI Solutions...
Microsoft Books $450 Billion Single-Day Gain as Azure AI Bets Pay Off
Microsoft added nearly $450 billion in market value in one session — the largest single-day jump in stock market history...
Ukrainian Drones Hit 10 Wildberries Warehouses, Sberbank Flags Loan Fallout
At least 10 Wildberries logistics centres were struck in two weeks, killing nine and triggering hundreds of business loa...
Canada's Couche-Tard to Buy Żabka for 32 Billion PLN After 7-Eleven Pulls Out
Alimentation Couche-Tard, owner of Circle K, launches a tender offer for all shares of Żabka at 32 PLN each, valuing the...
Eli Lilly's Mounjaro Hits R$13.5 Billion in First Year in Brazil, Reshaping Obesity Drug Market
Demand for tirzepatide outstripped expectations, boosting the Brazilian unit into Eli Lilly's global top 10, but looming...
Jota's 'Full-Journey' Pivot: How a Performance Agency Tripled in Size
Brazilian agency Jota has repositioned from a pure performance shop to an integrated 'full-journey' firm blending creati...
BTG Pactual Launches Ultrablue World Legend with IOF-Free International Spending
The Brazilian bank’s new super‑premium card demands R$3 million in assets and bundles travel insurance, unlimited lounge...
PFL Merges with Jake Paul's MVP to Challenge UFC's Dominance
The Professional Fighters League and Most Valuable Promotions have merged, backed by 885 Capital and Knighthead, to crea...
Colombian Ice Cream Giant Meals Eyes Peru With Chikos Trademark Filing
Meals de Colombia, part of Grupo Nutresa, has applied to register the Chikos ice cream brand in Peru, signaling a potent...
Africa Prudential Pivots to Digital as Nigeria’s Capital Market Activity Doubles
The registrar-turned-tech player posted 27% gross earnings growth and is pushing digital AGM, KYC and mobile apps to cap...
ASX Flat as Fortescue Flags $750m Impairment on Iron Bridge Project
Australian shares ended little changed Friday, but Fortescue’s announcement of a $750m non-cash impairment on its Iron B...
Michał Adamkiewicz’s WindBorne Outpaces NOAA with AI Weather Balloons — and Wants to Reshape Polish Innovation
Michał Adamkiewicz, son of Adamed’s founders, turned a Stanford curiosity project into WindBorne, a balloon-based weathe...
IAG First-Half Profit Drops 21% as Iran War Drives Up Jet Fuel Costs; Iberia Provision €114M
IAG's H1 net profit fell 21% to €1.03 billion, squeezed by surging kerosene prices from the Iran conflict and a one-off ...