The economic effects of COVID-19 could delay Africa’s next big IPO — that of Nigerian fintech unicorn Interswitch. If so, it wouldn’t be the first time the Lagos-based payments company’s plans for going public were postponed; the tech world has been anticipating Interswitch’s stock market debut since 2016. For the continent’s innovation ecosystem, there’s a…
By Rob FergusonQueen’s Park BureauWed., April 15, 2020timer4 min. readPremier Doug Ford is putting the lives of vulnerable seniors at risk by delaying a measure to slow the deadly spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes by one week, critics charge. Despite the premier declaring that the illness is spreading like “wildfire” in long-term care, Ford’s…
Boeing (BA -2.7%) shares continue their descent, extending 52-week lows after saying yesterday that it did not expect regulators to approve the 737 MAX’s return to service until the middle of the year. Boeing’s decision was not due to any new technical issues, senior marketing executive Darren Hulst told the Airline Economic aircraft finance conference…
