Demand For Mortgages To Go Up
The demand for mortgages is likely to soar following the announcement of the removal of the 5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on real estate sales, industry players have projected. According to the...
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China Watches Hong Kong Vote As Protests Threatened
Hong Kong will select a new leader on Sunday in a vote skewed towards Beijing that has once more opened up the city's political divisions. Pro-democracy campaigners describe the election process as a...
Young Chinese Jet Set Shop At Hong Kong’s Art Basel
Huang Xiaoshuai and his wife last year splashed out $70,000 for a large painting of fish by Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody -- part of a growing clique of young, affluent Chinese art enthusiasts...
Desert X Exhibition Reflects Earth, Sky, State of World
A house clad in mirrors pops out of the California desert. It blends into the landscape, reflecting a kaleidoscope of the urban grid and arid valley of Palm Springs -- to the delight of photographers...
US Existing Home Sales Slow In February
Amid rising prices and slim inventory, sales of existing homes slowed in February, cooling from January's record pace which saw the biggest jump in 10 years, an industry group reported Wednesday....
US To Charge Malaysia Businessman In 1MDB Scandal
US authorities plan to lodge criminal charges against a businessman suspected to be at the centre of a corruption scandal that has embroiled Malaysia's prime minister, the Wall Street Journal...
The Billionaires Club Shrank By 283 Last Year
The billionaire population took a hit last year, declining 3.1% from its record high in 2015, according to a report from Wealth-X released Tuesday. That's the first annual drop since the financial...
Tonto Dikeh’s Estranged Husband Tells His Side of Story In Explosive Interview
Finally, Tonto Dikeh‘s estranged husband, Olakunle Churchill, is telling his own side of the story in his marriage crisis saga. In an interview with Media Room Hub TV, he makes some strong...
Ninth Grandchild On the Way For Trump
President Donald Trump is about to become a grandfather for the ninth time after his son Eric revealed on Monday that he and wife Lara are expecting their first child. "@LaraLeaTrump & I are excited...
India Hunts Hidden Cash In Corruption Blitz
Mansions owned by maids, gardeners and drivers until now have aroused little suspicion in India, where the wealthy have long hidden fortunes in the names of lowly-paid staff to avoid paying tax. But...
Saudi King Cancels Maldives Visit Over Swine Flu Fears
The Saudi king has cancelled a scheduled visit to the politically-troubled atoll nation of the Maldives because of an outbreak of swine flu in its capital, the government in Male announced Friday....
Gov’t To Blacklist Contractors Over Shoddy Work
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta, has assured that his Ministry will blacklist road contractors who deliver shoddy work. Speaking to the media on a working visit to some road...
UBA Chairman Pledges Support For Ghana’s Real Sectors
With UBA engaged in other ventures such as real estate, hospitality, oil and gas, and the generation of power, and with 30 branches in Ghana, Tony Elumelu noted that the bank is the biggest generator...
UBA Chairman Pledges Support For Ghana’s Real Sectors
The Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, of his bank’s support for the growth and development of the critical sectors of...
Gov’t To Blacklist Contractors Over Shoddy Work
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta, has assured that his Ministry will blacklist road contractors who deliver shoddy work. Speaking to the media on a working visit to some road...
Gov’t To Blacklist Shoddy Contractors
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwesi Amoako Atta has assured that his Ministry will blacklist road contractors who deliver shoddy work. Speaking to the media on a working visit to some road...
Fiscal Deficit Likely To Rise
An economist and CEO of the Institute of Chartered Economists, Ghana (ICEG), Gideon Amissah, says there is a likelihood of a ballooning fiscal deficit given the proposed tax cuts in the 2017 budget....
UBA Pledges Support For Government’s Development Agenda
The Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, of the Bank’s support for the growth and development of the critical sectors of...
Israel Closes Palestinian Map Bureau, Arrests Head
Israeli police on Tuesday closed a Palestinian research centre in Jerusalem and briefly arrested its director, a prominent cartographer, accusing him of working for the Palestinian security services....
Akufo-Addo Provides “new Hope” – UBA Boss
The Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, has assured President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, of his bank’s support for the growth and development of the critical sectors of...