Category archives for: Businesswoman

New look Businesswoman of the Year award launched

The hunt is on for an innovative and entrepreneurial Namibia woman who qualifies for the Businesswoman of the Year title. The next Businesswoman of the Year will be crowned in September next year. The entry and judging process has been revamped. Unlike with the past winners, who were chosen on either entrepreneurial or corporate and [...]

2009 is Businesswoman of the Year again

The Economist Businesswomen Club had a very successful year in 2008 but is destined for even bigger and better things in 2009. The Businesswomen club, a non-profit organisation, has a string of projects lined up for this year with the most anticipated event af all, the Namibian Businesswoman of the Year Award for 2009. This [...]

Businesswomen conference in the North set for August

Organisers of the Businesswomen Club have announced that the 11th Northern Businesswomen Conference will take place on 12 August in Oshakati. The aim of the conference is to create an opportunity for women to share expertise and skills, make new contacts, support one another and to create business relationships. Launching the conference in Windhoek this [...]

Global M&A deals witnesses 42 percent dip in 2009

According to the recent report by global deal tracking firm Dealogic, a 42 percent dip has been witnessed in global merger and acquisition arena as its value just reached a figure of $482 billion so far as against $829.3 billion in the corresponding period of 2008. Worsening economic condition has also affected the number of [...]

Petrol & Diesel prices hiked exaggerating BS IV standards

It is going to be tough time for the people in Lucknow, Agra and Kanpur on account of the fact that the prices of petrol and diesel will go up by 50-53 paise and 27-30 paise respectively to meet the BS IV quality standards impending hue and cry among people. Before this order there were [...]

Wockhardt’s abrogated its deal to sell nutrition biz to Abbott

Debt-Ridden firm Wockhardt said its estimated deal of Rs 630 crore with the global health company to sell its nutritional business has been wiped out. Nonetheless, the company did not specify the reasons for terminating the deal. Further, Abbott stated that the deal is called off as Wockhardt was unable to solve its debt restructuring [...]

Union Cabinet Clears The Deck For 20 Percent Disinvestment In SAIL

The Indian Union cabinet today gave go ahead to the disinvestment of 20 percent stake in the public sector steel behemoth SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd) and government is looking to raise substantial amount of money through this disinvestment process. The government incidentally has a 86 percent stake in the steel giant and even [...]

BSE Abates Membership Fee by 90 Percent Targeting Investor Boom

According to a new guideline from the Bombay Stock Exchange, the membership would be provided for Rs. 10 Lakh instead of Rs.1 Crore with immediate effect. The said plan will be implemented along with the launch of equity bourse to meet the regulatory norms of MCX-SX (Multi Commodities Exchange of India). By reducing 90% of [...]

Ambani brothers sign the revised gas sales master agreement

Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL) and Reliance Industries (RIL) signed a revised gas sales master agreement (GSMA) which will facilitate the supply of gas to the Anil Ambani owned company Reliance Natural Resources (RNRL) by Teliance Industries(RIL) This pact has come after the court had given a six week time for both the parties to renegotiate [...]

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