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ILO adopts new labour standard to combat workplace violence, harassment
By Tola Akinmutimi, in Abuja The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Friday adopted a new convention and accompanying recommendation…
Adesin, AfDB president, tasks African leaders on non-tariff barriers to boost trade
By Tola Akinmutimi Akinwumi Adesina, president of African Development Bank (AfDB), told delegates at the opening ceremony of the…
America’s Kirkland & Ellis emerges world’s top M&A legal advisory firm in Q1 ’19, says GlobalData
The American legal practice, Kirkland & Ellis, has emerged the world's top mergers and acquisition legal advisory firm for the…
German ambitions evaporate as Deutsche Bank merger talks with Commerzbank collapse
German hopes of creating a national banking champion able to challenge global competitors were dashed on Thursday when Deutsche Bank…
UK competition watchdog seeks shake-up at KPMG, Deloitte, PwC, EY
The world's big four audit firms, KPMG, Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Ernst and Young (EY), which also have strong presence…
World stocks eke out gains ahead of ECB meeting
World stocks inched up on Wednesday but were still below the six-month high they reached earlier this week as the…
