Business

Indonesia Plans to Cut State Firms From 1,000 to 250

Indonesia Plans to Cut State Firms From 1,000 to 250

Indonesia · ECONOMY Key Facts —The target: President Prabowo Subianto wants to cut state-owned entities from more than 1,000 to about 250 within two years. —The scale: More than 750 entities would be closed, merged, or consolidated under…

Netstar Turns to AI to Regain Ground in Vehicle Tracking Market

Netstar Turns to AI to Regain Ground in Vehicle Tracking Market

South Africa · TECHNOLOGY Key Facts —Market position: Netstar held 46.2 percent of South Africa’s vehicle tracking market, ahead of Tracker at 39.8 percent and Matrix at 9.5 percent, according to Competition Commission figures cited by…

Cl0p Hacking Group Claims Data Theft From Shell, Philips, GE and Fiserv

Cl0p Hacking Group Claims Data Theft From Shell, Philips, GE and Fiserv

Global · CYBERSECURITY Key Facts —Cl0p claim: The group listed almost 50 companies on its extortion site on 12 August 2026, claiming data theft from firms including Shell, Philips, GE and Fiserv; Reuters reported the claims on 13 August…

Nigeria and United States Open Talks on Religious Freedom Designation

Nigeria and United States Open Talks on Religious Freedom Designation

Nigeria · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —First working group session: The U.S.-Nigeria Working Group met in Abuja on 22 January 2026 to address the Country of Particular Concern designation. —CPC redesignation: President Donald Trump announced…

Mozambique Weighs Selling Part of Its Stake in Telecom Operator Tmcel

Mozambique Weighs Selling Part of Its Stake in Telecom Operator Tmcel

Mozambique · TELECOMS Key Facts —Cabinet decision: On 11 August 2026, Mozambique’s cabinet authorised a technical team to negotiate a partial sale of the state’s stake in Tmcel. —State holding: The government currently holds about 66% of…

Insight with Haslinda Amin 8/14/2026

Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business…

Trump ally Nigel Farage wins special election to return to UK parliament

CNBC

Trump ally Nigel Farage wins special election to return to UK parliament

Farage stepped down last month to trigger the special vote amid controversy over his finances.

CNBC

Law Society president supports chief after character reference for paedophile

BBC

Law Society president supports chief after character reference for paedophile

Mark Borland said David Lavery has his "support to continue as chief executive" and "to move us forward".

BBC

South Africa Taps London to Boost Offshore Adoption of New Benchmark Rate

South Africa is working with the London Stock Exchange to convert outstanding derivative contracts linked to a soon-to-be-abandoned rand reference rate to the country’s new benchmark.

Luigi Mangione set to appear in court for expected guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

The Hindu

Luigi Mangione set to appear in court for expected guilty plea in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Mangione was charged by both federal and state prosecutors with ambushing Thompson, outside a New York City hotel on Dec. 4, 2024, as the insurance executive walked to UnitedHealth Group’s annual investor conference.

The Hindu

TASS

Ukraine needs at least one year to repair high-capacity power plants — US intelligence

Ukrainian repair timelines are contingent on the level of further damage that Russian strikes inflict on them as well as partner contributions for repair equipment, the report says

TASS

Goldman Sachs on AI's Impact on Jobs in India

The Goldman Sachs chief India economist says broad AI adoption could boost productivity and support wage growth for India's workers who use the technology. (Source: Bloomberg)