Barclays bank Uganda says it has already started implementing the new accounting standards that all commercial banks across Africa are required to adopt before the end of this year. The International Financial Reporting Standards 9 (IFRS 9) requires that all commercial banks put aside money to cater
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A related QuickTake on North Korea's nuclear program. A Bloomberg infographic on North Korea's military buildup. Bloomberg News showed how money funneled through China makes it harder to apply sanctions to North Korea than to Iran in the past. Bloomberg explained why joining the nuclear club
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The top U.S. marketplace for buying and selling digital coins is offering investors another way to get in on the cryptocurrency craze. Coinbase Inc. said Tuesday that it's rolling out the Coinbase Index Fund. The investment vehicle will track the performance of the four tokens that currently trade on the San
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The former head of Amazon Prime is now turning his attention to the home-sharing and travel market. After 18 years at Amazon, Greg Greeley is joining Airbnb as its President of Homes, heading up one of the company's four business units.
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A welder fabricates a steel structure at an iron works facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Monday. President Trump says that he won't back down on his plan to put stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.
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