Category Archives: Industry
Uganda’s ‘Taxi Divas’ Rise From Covid-19’s Economic Gloom
KAMPALA, UGANDA – The women grappled with each other inside the vehicle. The driver jerked to ease the grip around her neck, then turned to elbow her attacker in the back seat. She flung the door open to make her …
UN FAO Pledges $70 Million to Help Sudan Families
KHARTOUM, SUDAN – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has pledged $70 million to support 600,000 Sudanese families affected by severe flooding caused by record heavy rainfall this year.
The FAO’s director of emergency response, Dominique Burgeon, told …
Sudan Businesses Feel Pinch as Currency Devalues, Inflation Soars
KHARTOUM – Sudan this month declared an economic emergency after the Sudanese pound lost 40 percent of its value in one month and annual inflation jumped to 167 percent. Sudan’s transitional authorities have struggled to stabilize the currency, the weakness …
Halo Announces At-The-Market Equity Financing Program
TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Halo Labs Inc. (“Halo” or the “Company“) (NEO: HALO, OTCQX: AGEEF, Germany: A9KN) today announces that it has established an at-the-market equity program (the “ATM Program“) that allows the Company to …
Japanese Ship Operator to Put $9.4M Toward Mauritius Oil Spill Recovery
The operator of a Japanese-owned bulk carrier that crashed into a reef in late July, causing a widespread oil spill in Mauritius, will pay at least $9.4 million over several years to fund environmental projects and support local fishing communities.…
