Libya
Finance
Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14Finance
To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Finance
Multinational drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has strengthened its position in the Middle East by purchasing the Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) branded generics business in selected countries...
2009-07-06Finance
While many Gulf sovereign wealth funds have had their fingers burned by the credit crunch and the global financial crisis, Libya is looking to take advantage of the opportunities...
2009-03-29Finance
The head of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC), Shokri Ghanem, has confirmed that the state-owned company will exercise its right of refusal to buy Canada's Verenex Energy. The...
2009-03-25Finance
The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) has confirmed that is has committed EUR118mn (US$167mn) to nine African private equity funds, in a move that once again shows the...
2008-09-10Finance
The head of Libya's National Oil Corporation Shokri Ghanem has stated that Tamoil, the state's oil refining and marketing arm, is looking for strategic investors. The comments, made...
2008-04-24Finance
Turkey's first major privatisation of the year was completed in late February with British American Tobacco (BAT) winning the bid for cigarette firm Tekel Sigara. BAT was the sole...
2008-02-26
