Business

HeidelbergCement Partially Adapts Outlook for 2018

The FINANCIAL -- HeidelbergCement has made a new assessment of the current business year based on preliminary numbers for the third quarter ...

37% of Pension Schemes in Funding Surplus

The FINANCIAL -- Nearly two out of five pension schemes are now in surplus against their agreed funding target, according to Mercer’s 2018 Valuation ...

World Bank $1bn Assistance for Indonesia Natural Disaster Recovery and Preparedness

The FINANCIAL -- The World Bank has announced funding of up to $1 billion for the Government of Indonesia to supplement relief and reconstruction efforts in the disaster-affected areas of Lombok and ...

Multilateral Banks Reaffirm Pledge to Support Resilient, Sustainable Infrastructure

The FINANCIAL -- The heads of the leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) meeting at the Global Infrastructure Forum 2018 expressed their condolences following the tragic loss of lives and ...

ADB Supports New Road Project to Improve Connectivity in Afghanistan

The FINANCIAL -- Afghanistan President Mr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani yesterday inaugurated the first phase of a 51-kilometer road section connecting Jabul Saraj to Nijrab road in Parwan province, which ...

IFC Invests in Roojai to Expand Access to Digital Insurance in Thailand

The FINANCIAL -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced a $7 million Series A investment in Roojai Company Limited, an online car insurance platform in Thailand. The aim is to improve ...

PwC Joins RE100 Committing to 100% Renewable Power for Its Electricity Consumption

The FINANCIAL -- PwC’s new global environmental commitment to reduce carbon emissions, source 100% renewables for its electricity consumption, and offset all business air travel has been reinforced ...

eBay Managed Payments: Three Weeks In

The FINANCIAL -- It’s been less than a month since we rolled out managed payments, and we’re seeing positive results for both our business and our sellers in this ...

Experts Gather to Foster Learning to ‘Enable Resilience for All’

The FINANCIAL -- More than 1,000 scientists, government officials, representatives from civil society and businesses, as well as development partners from 60 countries are meeting this week at the ...