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SCR Announces Trust & Foundation Formation as part of Seychelles Company Registration Services
DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SCR has introduced trust and foundation structures as part of its Seychelles Company Registration solutions. This addition strengthens the options available for businesses and individuals seeking flexible...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
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Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Seychelles
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, in the Vatican on Friday. By Deborah Castellano Lubov Pope Leo XIV received the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, in the Vatican...

Presidential election campaign starts in Seychelles
Mahé – The Seychelles on Thursday began its presidential election race with incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan taking on opposition leader Patrick Herminie, against a backdrop of a severe drug problem in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Eight candidates are...

Qair Secures Financing for Floating Solar Project in Seychelles
Listed as a key project in Seychelles’ national renewable energy roadmap, the Seysun Lagoon Floating PV plant is backed by a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Public Utilities Corporation. Qair secured the project through a...

Oleg Posternak: ICU, Poroshenko and Firtash. The forgotten history of 112 Ukraine channel
After the previous publication, I was asked a question: why am I focusing on Investment Capital Ukraine group? They are just small-time contractors. No, my friends, they are not small and not always contractors. For decades, ICU served Yanukovych,...

Qair secures finance for 5.8MW floating solar project in Seychelles
In May, Seychelles launched the latest version of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) development process, which sets out a path to meet 15% of the country’s domestic electricity demand with renewable power by 2030. Last week, John van...

French developer secures $5.7 million for 5.8 MW of floating PV in Seychelles
Paris-based Qair has secured a $5.7 million senior debt facility to develop a 5.8 MW floating solar project in the Seychelles, reviving plans that were delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. August 21, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Paweł Wielądek,...

'An alliance based on the Bible' – Israel reopens embassy in Zambia, expands diplomatic and economic ties across Africa
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka, August 21, 2025. (Photo: Shlomi Amsalem/GPO) Israel inaugurated a new embassy in Zambia on Wednesday, marking a renewal of ties after decades. Zambia...

Rule of law is Africa’s new gold: African Development Bank Group's (AfDB’s) Adesina calls for bold..
“When Africa stands for the rule of law, the world will stand with Africa,” the President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has told more than 1,200 lawyers, judges, and government officials attending the...

Plan B receives highest honour from the President of Seychelles for organising FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 in Seychelles
Dubai-based branding, marketing, advertisement and event management conglomerate Plan B Group has received a State Award from the President of Seychelles for successfully organising the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 held in Seychelles in May....
The luxury Seychelles resort where a 150-year-old tortoise mingles with celebrities
Prices for North Island's Villa 11 start at 13,000 euros, or $15,000 a night. - CNN/Sylvain DumondNicolas Louys steps inside the primary suite of an 8,000-square-foot villa in the Seychelles and immediately points to the bed. “I’m led to believe...

10 disappearing island groups that could be lost forever: The places most at risk from rising sea levels
Dozens of island nations and thousands of individual islands are threatened by rising sea levels all over the world. They are at the frontline of the impacts of carbon emissions as a result of burning coal, gas and oil, though almost all of them...
Africa’s US$100 Billion Investment Gap Needs Legal Fix, Bank Chief Warns
Africa faces a staggering $100 billion annual shortfall in foreign direct investment, African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina told a packed legal conference in Kenya. He blamed weak rule of law, crushing debt burdens, and predatory...

Etoro And Emirati-Founded Sahab School Partner To Advance Financial Skills In The UAE
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) Dubai, United Arab Emirates – August 18, 2025: eToro , the trading and investing platform, has entered into a strategic partnership with Sahab School, an Emirati-owned financial education institution based in Dubai, to...

Ukraine Drone Attacks Hit Russia's Primorsk Port, Smolensk Nuclear Plant (WATCH)
A Ukrainian drone attack hit Russia's Primorsk oil port and Smolensk nuclear plant, halting oil loadings and raising global concerns. Russia destroyed 221 drones overnight amid the ongoing war. The attack highlights rising tensions and energy...

Expections At United Nation General Assembly 80th Session Kudus Research And
th Session by way of anticipate and forecasting possibly to discuss major issues at the UNGA and also at the United Nation Security Council among other issues of interest to the United Nation General Assembly 80th Session. The UN General Assembly...
What Do Companies Need in a Future-Ready ERP?
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Public Finance, Governance, Justice And Development: Keynote Address By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President And Chairman, Boards Of Directors, African Development Bank Group At The 2025 Kenya Law Society Conference - August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) PROTOCOLS Honorable Chief Justice of Kenya, Chief Justice Martha Koome, Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court, President of the Kenya Law Society, Mrs. Faith Odhiambo, Committee Members of the Kenya Law Society, Esteemed...

Access Bank, others pay tribute to helicopter crash victims
Photo caption: Pearl Nkrumah (arrowed), the Executive Director of Retail and Digital Banking, Access Bank, with other staff members of the bank after the wreath laying for the helicopter crash victims. Former First Lady, Nana Konadu...