The Swiss bank is starting a new business that will help investors capitalize on reduced property prices after a two-year recession, the firm’s Brazil chief executive officer, Sylvia Coutinho, said in an interview in Sao Paulo. Specialized consultancy Real Estate Capital will work exclusively with the team, and REC CEO ... Read More »
Dussehra, an auspicious day for homebuyers to book apartments, gave hopes to builders who have seen a slowdown for the last few years. The sales, although not very significant, have encouraged the realty estate market. Builders’ announcement of sops and incentives such as discounts, freebies such as vehicles, gold coins ... Read More »
It is premature to imagine that the real estate regulator which comes into existence, as and when the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act is notified, will act as a panacea for all the ills of the realty sector in India. There is no reason why doubts shouldn’t rise on the ... Read More »
Democratic voters in Florida and North Carolina are requesting mail-in ballots at a significantly higher rate than they were at this point in the 2012 campaign, a promising sign for Hillary Clinton in what could be two of the closest swing states in the country. In 2012, President Barack Obama ... Read More »
A German slingshot enthusiast took his hobby to the next level with a giant wooden slingshot capable of flinging a bowling ball more than 300 feet. Joerg Sprave, star of The Slingshot Channel on YouTube, posted a video showing off the capabilities of his giant wooden slingshot using a bowling ... Read More »
Duke Energy announced it has reached an agreement to sell its international businesses in Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador and Argentina to I Squared Capital for approximately $1.2 billion enterprise value (cash and the assumption of debt). This represents the full remainder of the Latin American businesses Duke Energy ... Read More »
Duke Energy Corp. has reached deals to sell the bulk of its international energy business for about $2.4 billion, roughly the lowered value of the businesses in its books. Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke, which last year bought Piedmont Natural Gas as it shifted focus to its regulated utilities business in the ... Read More »
A range of New Zealand businesses from across the country have today been named finalists for this year’s New Zealand International Business Awards. General category finalists for ANZ’s best emerging businesses included Delta Strike International (Christchurch), Haka Tourism Group (Auckland), Timely (Dunedin) and Volpara Health Technologies (Wellington). Waikato-based Hobbiton Movie ... Read More »
Duke Energy Corp. has reached deals to sell the bulk of its international energy business for about $2.4 billion, roughly the lowered value of the businesses in its books. Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke, which last year bought Piedmont Natural Gas as it shifted focus to its regulated utilities business in the ... Read More »
Disclaimer: This is an article on education. Wait a minute, did you just think why am I writing on education when the Kurdistan Region has more important issues to contend with such as Daesh, Erbil-Baghdad relations, and oil? Really? You too? It is the beginning of the ... Read More »
Chief minister Raghubar Das today performed kanya pujaon the last day of Navratri at Shitla Mandir in Bhalubasa, and made a strong pitch for education of girl child. The chief minister said development of Jharkhand, or for that matter any state, hinged on the progress of girl child and women. ... Read More »
Weeks of protests at South African universities have targeted tuition fees – but students say they are also about racism and inequality in a society still plagued by the legacy of apartheid. The demonstrations have tapped into deep problems in the country, where many black people are unable to get ... Read More »
