NCC issues new rules for mobile phone users in Nigeria. Under new regulations for mobile phone users in Nigeria, indivdual customers can change their service providers and retain their numbers.
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China Galaxy Securities Gauges IPO Demand
China Galaxy Securities is gauging IPO demand for Hong Kong listing. A brokerage firm controlled by China's sovereign wealth fund, China Galaxy Securities Inc, has started to determine the demand for an initial share sale amounting to US$1.
JP Morgan Chase Advises Cut Backs in Russian Investments
JP Morgan advises investment cutbacks in light of Gazprom dividend and other factors. JP Morgan Chase & Co has advised its clients to reduce its shareholdings in Russian stocks as OAO Gazprom has proposed a dividend cut.
Silver Lake Bid to Push Through Come Hell or High Water
Silver Lake's bid for Dell would push through amidst the financial and legal consequences written into the offer.
Myrtah Energy Ltd Picks Banks for IPO
Myrtah Energy has chosen Morgan Stanley and Standard Chartered for its IPO. Mytrah Energy Ltd has chosen the banks to lead its business trust offering.
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Time Warner and CBS's complementary strengths would make a merger most viable. Time Warner Inc and CBS Corp have flirted about a merger for many years and now may be a good time for it to happen.
Cathay Fortune said it would not support the plan of Discovery Metals to expand capitalization. The top shareholder in Discovery Metals Ltd, private equity firm Cathay Fortune Corp said it would not vote for the approval of the company's plan to increase capital funding.
Ameriprise is set to bid for Scottish Widows. American financial service provider Ameriprise Financial is preparing a GBP800 million or US$1. 22 billion bid for Scottish Widows, the asset management arm of Lloyd's Banking Group.
HSBC is reviewing presence in Iraq and expanding in Egypt. HSBC Holdings is currently undertaking its strategic review of operations in Iraq. At the same time, it is continuing to expand its investments in Egypt despite the current situation in the country.
The beleaguered OGX Petroleo is seeking stake sales of oil interests with Petronas and Lukoil. The flagship corporation of Brazilian mogul Eike Bautista, OGX Petroleo e Gas SA, is in negotations to sell off its 40% shareholdings to Russia's Lukoil.
Nikkei reports Mitsui and Kawasaki are in merger discussions. Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd are to begin merger discussions.
Greece to receive aid for payment of its bills. According to reports of two Greek newspapers on Saturday, about Eur3. 2 billion was set aside to rescue Greece from its financial obligations, which came earlier than expected.
In polls conducted by two newspapers, Austrians do not mind relaxation of bank secrecy laws for foreign accounts in their banking system.
Russia extends help but conditions that help on "taking their interests into consideration."
