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German coal importers say can handle Russian ban at a price
Date: April 6, 2022
By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German coal importers’ group VDKi on Wednesday said the country should be able to find alternatives to Russian hard coal imports by the peak demand winter season, but there will be technical issues and increased costs. European Union ambassadors were on Wednesday debating new sanctions, including a ban on...
HSBC launches metaverse portfolio for wealthy Asian clients
Date: April 6, 2022
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – HSBC Holdings has launched a fund to capture investment opportunities in the metaverse for its rich clients in Hong Kong and Singapore as financial services companies tap into Silicon Valley’s new virtual reality. In a statement on Wednesday, HSBC said its Metaverse Discretionary Strategy portfolio, managed by its asset management arm, will...
Cricket-Root still the right man to lead England, says Gough
Date: April 6, 2022
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – England’s record of one win in their last 17 tests is clearly not good enough but Joe Root is still the right man to skipper the side, former bowler Darren Gough told Reuters. Root has come under pressure after England slumped to a 4-0 defeat in the last...
The Apple Entrepreneur Camp for Black Founders and Developers – What can other tech programmes learn from Apple’s approach?
Date: April 5, 2022
By Dayo Akinrinade, founder and CEO of Wisdom, a social audio app on a mission to democratise access to mentorship. We are building an audio community of accessible mentors, to help regular folks overcome the barrier of the requisite “warm introduction”. At some point in time, many of us have dreamt of starting a company,...
Rising to the occasion
Date: April 5, 2022
By Ian Thomas, Author at Turquoise Merchant bank Turquoise International, which specialises in energy, environment and efficiency, is seeing increasing numbers of investment opportunities emerge in climate technology, with investors keen to back products, solutions and initiatives capable of meeting the evolving demands of the world’s economy for decarbonisation and environmental improvement. In this article,...
Musk to join Twitter board, promises ‘significant improvements’
Date: April 5, 2022
By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk vowed “significant” improvements at Twitter Inc on Tuesday, after the micro-blogging site announced plans to name him to the board. The appointment, however, will potentially block chances of a takeover bid from Musk as he cannot own more than 14.9% of Twitter’s stock either as an...